Veränderliche Herbsteule vs Dixie ticktrefoil

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Desmodium tortuosum

Key Differences

• Veränderliche Herbsteule is Near Threatened while Dixie ticktrefoil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Veränderliche Herbsteule	Dixie ticktrefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)
Family	Noctuidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Agrochola	Desmodium
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Desmodium tortuosum

Conservation Status

Veränderliche Herbsteule

NT — Near Threatened

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Veränderliche Herbsteule	Dixie ticktrefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Veränderliche Herbsteule

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Dixie ticktrefoil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Veränderliche Herbsteule

The Beaded chestnut (Agrochola lychnidis) is a species in the genus Agrochola. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.