beaded chestnut vs yellow broomrape

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Orobanche lutea

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while yellow broomrape is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	yellow broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Noctuidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Orobanche
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Orobanche lutea

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

yellow broomrape

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	yellow broomrape
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.

yellow broomrape

Habitat

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

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.