Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs spreading threadwort

Anarta myrtilli compared with Cephaloziella divaricata

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while spreading threadwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	spreading threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Noctuidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Anarta	Cephaloziella
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Cephaloziella divaricata

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

spreading threadwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	spreading threadwort
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.

spreading threadwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.