Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Smaller White-moss

Anarta myrtilli compared with Leucobryum juniperoideum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Smaller White-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Noctuidae	Leucobryaceae
Genus	Anarta	Leucobryum
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Leucobryum juniperoideum

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Smaller White-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Smaller White-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.

Smaller White-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.