Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Lesser Gray Legs

Anarta myrtilli compared with Physcia pumilior

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Lesser Gray Legs is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Lesser Gray Legs
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Noctuidae	Physciaceae
Genus	Anarta	Physcia
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Physcia pumilior

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Gray Legs

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Lesser Gray Legs
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.

Lesser Gray Legs

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.