Beautiful Pearl vs Purple Needletail

Agrotera nemoralis compared with Hirundapus celebensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Pearl	Purple Needletail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Crambidae	Apodidae
Genus	Agrotera	Hirundapus
Species	Agrotera nemoralis	Hirundapus celebensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Pearl and Purple Needletail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Pearl

LC — Least Concern

Purple Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Pearl	Purple Needletail
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.

Purple Needletail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇹🇼 Taiwan