beaded chestnut vs Great Dart

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Agrotis bigramma

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Great Dart is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Great Dart
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	Agrotis
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Agrotis bigramma

Evolutionary Relationship

beaded chestnut and Great Dart share a common ancestor at the Family level: Noctuidae.

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Great Dart

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Great Dart
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.

Great Dart

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden