Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Yellow False Truffle

Anarta myrtilli compared with Rhizopogon luteolus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beautiful Yellow Underwing Yellow False Truffle
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Insecta (Insects) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Boletales (Boletales)
Family Noctuidae Rhizopogonaceae
Genus Anarta Rhizopogon
Species Anarta myrtilli Rhizopogon luteolus

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Yellow False Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beautiful Yellow Underwing Yellow False Truffle
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.

Yellow False Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Chile, 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.

Yellow False Truffle

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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