Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs White Moss

Anarta myrtilli compared with Leucobryum albidum

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while White Moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	White Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Noctuidae	Leucobryaceae
Genus	Anarta	Leucobryum
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Leucobryum albidum

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

White Moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	White Moss
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.

White Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, and 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.