Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs speckled rustwort

Anarta myrtilli compared with Marsupella sphacelata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	speckled rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Noctuidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Anarta	Marsupella
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Marsupella sphacelata

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

speckled rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	speckled rustwort
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.

speckled rustwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.