beaded chestnut vs West Indies cherry

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Prunus myrtifolia

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while West Indies cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	West Indies cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Noctuidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Agrochola	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Prunus myrtifolia

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

West Indies cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	West Indies cherry
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.

West Indies cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.