beaded chestnut vs Thin-flowered Colchicum

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Colchicum leptanthum

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Thin-flowered Colchicum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Noctuidae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Colchicum
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Colchicum leptanthum

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Thin-flowered Colchicum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Thin-flowered Colchicum
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.

Thin-flowered Colchicum

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.