beaded chestnut vs Ghostwort

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Aneura mirabilis

Key Differences

beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Ghostwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Ghostwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Noctuidae	Aneuraceae
Genus	Agrochola	Aneura
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Aneura mirabilis

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Ghostwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Ghostwort
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.

Ghostwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.