archers dart vs Striped Lychnis

Agrotis vestigialis compared with Cucullia lychnitis

Key Differences

• archers dart is Least Concern while Striped Lychnis is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	archers dart	Striped Lychnis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Noctuidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Agrotis	Cucullia
Species	Agrotis vestigialis	Cucullia lychnitis

Evolutionary Relationship

archers dart and Striped Lychnis share a common ancestor at the Family level: Noctuidae.

Conservation Status

archers dart

LC — Least Concern

Striped Lychnis

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	archers dart	Striped Lychnis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

archers dart

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Striped Lychnis

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

archers dart

The Archers dart (Agrotis vestigialis) is a species in the genus Agrotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden