Beautiful Pearl vs Lesser Scalewort

Agrotera nemoralis compared with Frullania microphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Pearl	Lesser Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Crambidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Agrotera	Frullania
Species	Agrotera nemoralis	Frullania microphylla

Conservation Status

Beautiful Pearl

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Pearl	Lesser Scalewort
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.

Lesser Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.