Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Yellow Toadflax Smut

Anarta myrtilli compared with Melanotaenium cingens

Key Differences

Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Yellow Toadflax Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)
Family	Noctuidae	Melanotaeniaceae
Genus	Anarta	Melanotaenium
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Melanotaenium cingens

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Toadflax Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Yellow Toadflax Smut
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 Toadflax Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.