Bastard Catclaw vs Beautiful Pearl

Microgramma lycopodioides compared with Agrotera nemoralis

Key Differences

• Bastard Catclaw is Not Evaluated while Beautiful Pearl is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bastard Catclaw	Beautiful Pearl
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Crambidae
Genus	Microgramma	Agrotera
Species	Microgramma lycopodioides	Agrotera nemoralis

Conservation Status

Bastard Catclaw

NE — Not Evaluated

Beautiful Pearl

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bastard Catclaw	Beautiful Pearl
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bastard Catclaw

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Beautiful Pearl

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Bastard Catclaw

The Bastard Catclaw (Microgramma lycopodioides) is a species in the genus Microgramma. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Its range includes Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.