Beautiful Pearl vs pale moonwort

Agrotera nemoralis compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• Beautiful Pearl is Least Concern while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Pearl	pale moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Crambidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Agrotera	Botrychium
Species	Agrotera nemoralis	Botrychium pallidum

Conservation Status

Beautiful Pearl

LC — Least Concern

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Pearl	pale moonwort
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.

pale moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.