beaded chestnut vs light orange underwing

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Archiearis notha

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while light orange underwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	light orange underwing
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	Noctuidae	Geometridae
Genus	Agrochola	Archiearis
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Archiearis notha

Evolutionary Relationship

beaded chestnut and light orange underwing share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Butterflies & Moths)

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

light orange underwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	light orange underwing
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.

light orange underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

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 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway