beaded chestnut vs Rusty Snaketail

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Rusty Snaketail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Rusty Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Noctuidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Agrochola	Ophiogomphus
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Evolutionary Relationship

beaded chestnut and Rusty Snaketail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Rusty Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Rusty Snaketail
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.

Rusty Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.