Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Button Dodder

Anarta myrtilli compared with Cuscuta cephalanthi

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Button Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Button Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)	Solanales (паслёноцветные)
Family	Noctuidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Anarta	Cuscuta
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Cuscuta cephalanthi

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Button Dodder
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.

Button Dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

Button Dodder

The Button Dodder (Cuscuta cephalanthi) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.