beaded chestnut vs Clouded Yellow

Agrochola lychnidis compared with Colias croceus

Key Differences

• beaded chestnut is Near Threatened while Clouded Yellow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beaded chestnut	Clouded Yellow
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)
Class same	Insecta (कीट)	Insecta (कीट)
Order same	Lepidoptera (शल्कपंखी गण)	Lepidoptera (शल्कपंखी गण)
Family	Noctuidae	Pieridae
Genus	Agrochola	Colias
Species	Agrochola lychnidis	Colias croceus

Evolutionary Relationship

beaded chestnut and Clouded Yellow share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (शल्कपंखी गण)

Conservation Status

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beaded chestnut	Clouded Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beaded chestnut

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.

Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (40 countries).

beaded chestnut

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.

Clouded Yellow

Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden