Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Leopard Earthball

Anarta myrtilli compared with Scleroderma areolatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beautiful Yellow Underwing Leopard Earthball
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Insecta (Insects) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Boletales (Boletales)
Family Noctuidae Sclerodermataceae
Genus Anarta Scleroderma
Species Anarta myrtilli Scleroderma areolatum

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beautiful Yellow Underwing Leopard Earthball
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Leopard Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

The Beautiful Yellow Underwing (Anarta myrtilli) is a species in the genus Anarta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Leopard Earthball

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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