beaded chestnut vs Four-Lined Silverfish

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Ctenolepisma lineata

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Four-Lined Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Four-Lined Silverfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Noctuidae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Agrochola	Ctenolepisma
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Ctenolepisma lineata

Evolutionary Relationship

beaded chestnut and Four-Lined Silverfish share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Four-Lined Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Four-Lined Silverfish
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.

Four-Lined Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and 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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden