Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs teat sponge

Anarta myrtilli compared with Polymastia mamillaris

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while teat sponge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	teat sponge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Porifera (Sponges)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Demospongiae (Demospongiae)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Polymastiida (Polymastiida)
Family	Noctuidae	Polymastiidae
Genus	Anarta	Polymastia
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Polymastia mamillaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and teat sponge share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

teat sponge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	teat sponge
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.

teat sponge

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden