beaded chestnut vs milkflower willowherb

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Epilobium lactiflorum

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while milkflower willowherb is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	milkflower willowherb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Noctuidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Agrochola	Epilobium
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Epilobium lactiflorum

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

milkflower willowherb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	milkflower willowherb
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.

milkflower willowherb

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden