beaded chestnut vs Scottish false asphodel

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Tofieldia pusilla

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Scottish false asphodel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Scottish false asphodel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Noctuidae	Tofieldiaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Tofieldia
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Tofieldia pusilla

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Scottish false asphodel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Scottish false asphodel
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.

Scottish false asphodel

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden