Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs river moss

Anarta myrtilli compared with Fontinalis hypnoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	river moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Noctuidae	Fontinalaceae
Genus	Anarta	Fontinalis
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Fontinalis hypnoides

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

river moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	river 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.

river moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.