Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Summer Truffle

Anarta myrtilli compared with Tuber aestivum

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Summer Truffle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Summer Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Noctuidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Anarta	Tuber
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Tuber aestivum

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Summer Truffle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Summer Truffle
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.

Summer Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.