Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Root Rot

Anarta myrtilli compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Noctuidae	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Anarta	Heterobasidion
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Root Rot
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.

Root Rot

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.

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.