beaded chestnut vs Hog Plum

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Prunus hortulana

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Hog Plum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Hog Plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Noctuidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Agrochola	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Prunus hortulana

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Hog Plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Hog Plum
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.

Hog Plum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.