beaded chestnut vs Water-snowflake

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Nymphoides indica

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Water-snowflake is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Water-snowflake
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Noctuidae	Menyanthaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Nymphoides
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Nymphoides indica

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Water-snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Water-snowflake
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.

Water-snowflake

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Guinea, Indonesia, Taiwan, and 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.