beaded chestnut vs Willow Oak

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Quercus phellos

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Willow Oak is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Willow Oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Noctuidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Agrochola	Quercus (Oaks)
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Quercus phellos

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Willow Oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Willow Oak
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.

Willow Oak

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.