Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Mountain Saffron

Anarta myrtilli compared with Solorina crocea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Mountain Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Noctuidae	Peltigeraceae
Genus	Anarta	Solorina
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Solorina crocea

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Mountain Saffron
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.

Mountain Saffron

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.