Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Small Chanterelle

Anarta myrtilli compared with Cantharellus minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Small Chanterelle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Noctuidae	Hydnaceae
Genus	Anarta	Cantharellus
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Cantharellus minor

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Small Chanterelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Small Chanterelle
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.

Small Chanterelle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan 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.