Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Orange Bow-moss

Anarta myrtilli compared with Dicranodontium asperulum

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Orange Bow-moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Orange Bow-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Noctuidae	Leucobryaceae
Genus	Anarta	Dicranodontium
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Dicranodontium asperulum

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Orange Bow-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Orange Bow-moss
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.

Orange Bow-moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.