beaded chestnut vs Wild Buttercup

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Ranunculus multifidus

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Wild Buttercup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Wild Buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Noctuidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Ranunculus
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Ranunculus multifidus

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Wild Buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Wild Buttercup
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.

Wild Buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.