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Anarta myrtilli (Beautiful Yellow Underwing Moth)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Anarta myrtilli, the beautiful yellow underwing, is a moth in the Noctuidae family. It is found in most of Europe including Scandinavia, Britain, France, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Russia. Adults are on wing between May to August depending on the location. There are probably two generations per year. The larvae feed on Calluna vulgaris and Erica tetralix.
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Protected Areas

Ecosystems

Prey / Diet

Calluna vulgaris (heather)[1]
Erica cinerea (Scotch heath)[1]
Erica tetralix (crossleaf heath)[2]
Vaccinium myrtillus (myrtle blueberry)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

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Predators

Heteropelma megarthrum[2]
Hyposoter notatus[2]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Heteropelma megarthrum[2]
Hyposoter notatus[2]
Pollinator of 
Calluna vulgaris (heather)[3]
Dactylorhiza maculata (Spotted Orchid)[2]
Erica tetralix (crossleaf heath)[3]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
2Ecology of Commanster
3Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0