beaded chestnut vs Mountain Cup

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Geopora arenosa

Key Differences

beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Mountain Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Mountain Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Noctuidae	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Agrochola	Geopora
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Geopora arenosa

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Mountain Cup
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.

Mountain Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.