Beautiful Pearl vs Stinking Earthfan

Agrotera nemoralis compared with Thelephora palmata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Pearl	Stinking Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Crambidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Agrotera	Thelephora
Species	Agrotera nemoralis	Thelephora palmata

Conservation Status

Beautiful Pearl

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Pearl	Stinking Earthfan
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.

Stinking Earthfan

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.