beaded chestnut vs orange underwing

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Archiearis parthenias

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while orange underwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	orange underwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Noctuidae	Geometridae
Genus	Agrochola	Archiearis
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Archiearis parthenias

Evolutionary Relationship

beaded chestnut and orange underwing share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Butterflies & Moths)

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

orange underwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	orange underwing
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 underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden