Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Sidewalk Firedot

Anarta myrtilli compared with Xanthocarpia feracissima

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Sidewalk Firedot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Sidewalk Firedot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Teloschistales (Teloschistales)
Family	Noctuidae	Teloschistaceae
Genus	Anarta	Xanthocarpia
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Xanthocarpia feracissima

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Sidewalk Firedot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Sidewalk Firedot
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.

Sidewalk Firedot

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.