Beautiful Pearl vs Lesser Whipwort

Agrotera nemoralis compared with Bazzania tricrenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Pearl	Lesser Whipwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Crambidae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Agrotera	Bazzania
Species	Agrotera nemoralis	Bazzania tricrenata

Conservation Status

Beautiful Pearl

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Whipwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Pearl	Lesser Whipwort
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 Whipwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

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.