beaded chestnut vs Elephant Apple

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Dillenia indica

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Elephant Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Noctuidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Dillenia
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Elephant Apple
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.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.