Beautiful Pearl vs Nutgrass

Agrotera nemoralis compared with Cyperus stoloniferus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Pearl	Nutgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Crambidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Agrotera	Cyperus
Species	Agrotera nemoralis	Cyperus stoloniferus

Conservation Status

Beautiful Pearl

LC — Least Concern

Nutgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Pearl	Nutgrass
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.

Nutgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in 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.