beaded chestnut vs Brown-footed Leafcutter Bee

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Megachile versicolor

Key Differences

beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Brown-footed Leafcutter Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Brown-footed Leafcutter Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Noctuidae	Megachilidae
Genus	Agrochola	Megachile
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Megachile versicolor

Evolutionary Relationship

beaded chestnut and Brown-footed Leafcutter Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Brown-footed Leafcutter Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Brown-footed Leafcutter Bee
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.

Brown-footed Leafcutter Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.

Brown-footed Leafcutter Bee

The Brown-footed Leafcutter Bee (Megachile versicolor) is a species in the genus Megachile. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.