Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Pitch canker

Anarta myrtilli compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Noctuidae	Nectriaceae
Genus	Anarta	Fusarium
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Pitch canker
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.

Pitch canker

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and 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.