beaded chestnut vs Starry Pipewort

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Eriocaulon stellulatum

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Starry Pipewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Starry Pipewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Noctuidae	Eriocaulaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Eriocaulon
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Eriocaulon stellulatum

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Starry Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Starry Pipewort
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.

Starry Pipewort

Habitat

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

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.