Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Red Truffle

Anarta myrtilli compared with Tuber rufum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Red Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Noctuidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Anarta	Tuber
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Tuber rufum

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Red Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Red Truffle
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.

Red Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark 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.