beaded chestnut vs Lance-tipped Darner

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Aeshna constricta

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Lance-tipped Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Lance-tipped Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Noctuidae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Agrochola	Aeshna
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Aeshna constricta

Evolutionary Relationship

beaded chestnut and Lance-tipped Darner share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Lance-tipped Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Lance-tipped Darner
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.

Lance-tipped Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.