Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Yellow Stainer

Anarta myrtilli compared with Agaricus xanthodermus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Yellow Stainer
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	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Anarta	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Agaricus xanthodermus

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Stainer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Yellow Stainer
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 Stainer

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.