Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Spindle Duster

Anarta myrtilli compared with Coniophora fusispora

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Spindle Duster is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Spindle Duster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Noctuidae	Coniophoraceae
Genus	Anarta	Coniophora
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Coniophora fusispora

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Spindle Duster

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Spindle Duster
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.

Spindle Duster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

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.