Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Spotted Wart Lichen

Anarta myrtilli compared with Pertusaria paratuberculifera

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Spotted Wart Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Spotted Wart Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)
Family	Noctuidae	Pertusariaceae
Genus	Anarta	Pertusaria
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Pertusaria paratuberculifera

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Spotted Wart Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Spotted Wart Lichen
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.

Spotted Wart Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.