beaded chestnut vs False Cacao Moth

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Ephestia woodiella

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while False Cacao Moth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	False Cacao Moth
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	Noctuidae	Pyralidae
Genus	Agrochola	Ephestia
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Ephestia woodiella

Evolutionary Relationship

beaded chestnut and False Cacao Moth share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Butterflies & Moths)

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

False Cacao Moth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	False Cacao Moth
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.

False Cacao Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark