Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Phoma blight

Anarta myrtilli compared with Epicoccum sorghinum

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Phoma blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Phoma blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Noctuidae	Didymellaceae
Genus	Anarta	Epicoccum
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Epicoccum sorghinum

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Phoma blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Phoma blight
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.

Phoma blight

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

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.