Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Shade Moonwort

Anarta myrtilli compared with Botrychium tenebrosum

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Shade Moonwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Shade Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Noctuidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Anarta	Botrychium
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Botrychium tenebrosum

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Shade Moonwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Shade Moonwort
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.

Shade Moonwort

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as 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.