beaded chestnut vs crested arrowhead

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Sagittaria cristata

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while crested arrowhead is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	crested arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Noctuidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Agrochola	Sagittaria
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Sagittaria cristata

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

crested arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	crested arrowhead
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.

crested arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.