Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Willow Deceiver

Anarta myrtilli compared with Laccaria pumila

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Willow Deceiver
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	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Anarta	Laccaria
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Laccaria pumila

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Willow Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Willow Deceiver
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.

Willow Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, 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.