Beautiful Pearl vs Elm Bent-wing

Agrotera nemoralis compared with Bucculatrix albedinella

Key Differences

• Beautiful Pearl is Least Concern while Elm Bent-wing is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Pearl	Elm Bent-wing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Crambidae	Bucculatricidae
Genus	Agrotera	Bucculatrix
Species	Agrotera nemoralis	Bucculatrix albedinella

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Pearl and Elm Bent-wing share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Butterflies & Moths)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Pearl

LC — Least Concern

Elm Bent-wing

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Pearl	Elm Bent-wing
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.

Elm Bent-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden