beaded chestnut vs Fall Armyworm

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Spodoptera frugiperda

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Fall Armyworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Fall Armyworm
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	Spodoptera
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Spodoptera frugiperda

Evolutionary Relationship

beaded chestnut and Fall Armyworm share a common ancestor at the Family level: Noctuidae.

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Fall Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Fall Armyworm
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.

Fall Armyworm

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Europe (Denmark), and North America (Canada, United States).

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 1 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark