Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs rock feather moss

Anarta myrtilli compared with Lescuraea saxicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	rock feather moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Noctuidae	Pseudoleskeaceae
Genus	Anarta	Lescuraea
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Lescuraea saxicola

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

rock feather moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	rock feather 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.

rock feather moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.