beaded chestnut vs Small Suncup

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Aspidonepsis flava

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Small Suncup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Small Suncup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Noctuidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Aspidonepsis
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Aspidonepsis flava

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Small Suncup
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.

Small Suncup

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.