beaded chestnut vs Waved Pincertail

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Waved Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Noctuidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Agrochola	Onychogomphus
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

beaded chestnut and Waved Pincertail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Waved Pincertail
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.

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.