Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Woolly Tooth

Anarta myrtilli compared with Phellodon tomentosus

Key Differences

  • Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Woolly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beautiful Yellow Underwing Woolly Tooth
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Insecta (Insects) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family Noctuidae Thelephoraceae
Genus Anarta Phellodon
Species Anarta myrtilli Phellodon tomentosus

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Woolly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beautiful Yellow Underwing Woolly Tooth
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.

Woolly Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Woolly Tooth

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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