Beautiful Pearl vs Quill Lichen

Agrotera nemoralis compared with Cladonia amaurocraea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Pearl	Quill Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Crambidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Agrotera	Cladonia
Species	Agrotera nemoralis	Cladonia amaurocraea

Conservation Status

Beautiful Pearl

LC — Least Concern

Quill Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Pearl	Quill Lichen
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.

Quill Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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.