beaded chestnut vs Black Maho

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Xylopia cayennensis

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Black Maho is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Black Maho
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Noctuidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Xylopia
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Xylopia cayennensis

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Black Maho

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Black Maho
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beaded chestnut

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Black Maho

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

beaded chestnut

The Beaded chestnut (Agrochola lychnidis) is a species in the genus Agrochola. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Black Maho

The Black Maho (Xylopia cayennensis) is a species in the genus Xylopia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.