Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs sharp-leaved Blind's moss

Anarta myrtilli compared with Blindia acuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	sharp-leaved Blind's moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Grimmiales (Grimmiales)
Family	Noctuidae	Seligeriaceae
Genus	Anarta	Blindia
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Blindia acuta

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

sharp-leaved Blind's moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	sharp-leaved Blind's 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.

sharp-leaved Blind's moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.