beaded chestnut vs gold spangle

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Autographa bractea

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while gold spangle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	gold spangle
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	Autographa
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Autographa bractea

Evolutionary Relationship

beaded chestnut and gold spangle share a common ancestor at the Family level: Noctuidae.

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

gold spangle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	gold spangle
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.

gold spangle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden