beaded chestnut vs Orange Bow-moss

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Dicranodontium asperulum

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Orange Bow-moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Orange Bow-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Noctuidae	Leucobryaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Dicranodontium
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Dicranodontium asperulum

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Orange Bow-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Orange Bow-moss
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.

Orange Bow-moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden