beaded chestnut vs Pectis

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Pectis subsquarrosa

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Pectis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Pectis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Noctuidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Agrochola	Pectis
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Pectis subsquarrosa

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Pectis
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.

Pectis

Habitat

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

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.