Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Scaly Stalkball

Anarta myrtilli compared with Tulostoma melanocyclum

Key Differences

  • Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Scaly Stalkball is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beautiful Yellow Underwing Scaly Stalkball
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Insecta (Insects) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family Noctuidae Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus Anarta Tulostoma
Species Anarta myrtilli Tulostoma melanocyclum

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Stalkball

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beautiful Yellow Underwing Scaly Stalkball
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.

Scaly Stalkball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Scaly Stalkball

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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