Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Sunburst Lichen

Anarta myrtilli compared with Lichenomphalia alpina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Sunburst Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Noctuidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Anarta	Lichenomphalia
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Lichenomphalia alpina

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Sunburst Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Sunburst 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.

Sunburst Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.