beaded chestnut vs Silky jackbean

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Canavalia sericea

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Silky jackbean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Silky jackbean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Noctuidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Canavalia
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Canavalia sericea

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Silky jackbean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Silky jackbean
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.

Silky jackbean

Habitat

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

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.