beaded chestnut vs copper underwing

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Amphipyra pyramidea

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while copper underwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	copper underwing
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	Agrochola	Amphipyra
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Amphipyra pyramidea

Evolutionary Relationship

beaded chestnut and copper underwing share a common ancestor at the Family level: Noctuidae.

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

copper underwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	copper underwing
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.

copper underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden