beaded chestnut vs Maculated Sedge

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Cyperus maculatus

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Maculated Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Maculated Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Noctuidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Cyperus
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Cyperus maculatus

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Maculated Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Maculated Sedge
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.

Maculated Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.