Beautiful Pearl vs Grey Mould

Agrotera nemoralis compared with Botrytis cinerea

Key Differences

Beautiful Pearl is Least Concern while Grey Mould is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Pearl	Grey Mould
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Crambidae	Sclerotiniaceae
Genus	Agrotera	Botrytis
Species	Agrotera nemoralis	Botrytis cinerea

Conservation Status

Beautiful Pearl

LC — Least Concern

Grey Mould

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Pearl	Grey Mould
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.

Grey Mould

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.