beaded chestnut vs Marsh Valerian

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Valeriana uliginosa

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Marsh Valerian is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Marsh Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Noctuidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Valeriana
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Valeriana uliginosa

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Marsh Valerian

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Marsh Valerian
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.

Marsh Valerian

Habitat

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

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.