Beautiful Pearl vs Dey's Moon Lichen

Agrotera nemoralis compared with Sticta deyana

Key Differences

• Beautiful Pearl is Least Concern while Dey's Moon Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Pearl	Dey's Moon Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Crambidae	Lobariaceae
Genus	Agrotera	Sticta
Species	Agrotera nemoralis	Sticta deyana

Conservation Status

Beautiful Pearl

LC — Least Concern

Dey's Moon Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Pearl	Dey's Moon Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Pearl

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Dey's Moon Lichen

Beautiful Pearl

The Beautiful Pearl (Agrotera nemoralis) is a species in the genus Agrotera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.