Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs slender rock moss

Anarta myrtilli compared with Andreaea alpestris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	slender rock moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Andreaeopsida (Andreaeopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Andreaeales (Andreaeales)
Family	Noctuidae	Andreaeaceae
Genus	Anarta	Andreaea
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Andreaea alpestris

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

slender rock moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	slender rock 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.

slender rock moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.