Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs wall scalewort

Anarta myrtilli compared with Porella platyphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beautiful Yellow Underwing wall scalewort
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class Insecta (Insects) Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Porellales (Porellales)
Family Noctuidae Porellaceae
Genus Anarta Porella
Species Anarta myrtilli Porella platyphylla

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beautiful Yellow Underwing wall scalewort
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.

wall scalewort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

wall scalewort

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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