Ashworth's Rustic vs Beautiful Pearl

Xestia ashworthii compared with Agrotera nemoralis

Key Differences

• Ashworth's Rustic is Near Threatened while Beautiful Pearl is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashworth's Rustic	Beautiful Pearl
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	Noctuidae	Crambidae
Genus	Xestia	Agrotera
Species	Xestia ashworthii	Agrotera nemoralis

Evolutionary Relationship

Ashworth's Rustic and Beautiful Pearl share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Butterflies & Moths)

Conservation Status

Ashworth's Rustic

NT — Near Threatened

Beautiful Pearl

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashworth's Rustic	Beautiful Pearl
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashworth's Rustic

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Beautiful Pearl

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Ashworth's Rustic

Ashworth's rustic (Xestia ashworthii) is a species in the genus Xestia. It is classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Beautiful Pearl

The Beautiful Pearl (Agrotera nemoralis) is a species in the genus Agrotera. 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden