Beautiful Pearl vs Orange-legged Robberfly

Agrotera nemoralis compared with Dioctria oelandica

Key Differences

• Beautiful Pearl is Least Concern while Orange-legged Robberfly is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Pearl	Orange-legged Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Diptera (แมลงวัน)
Family	Crambidae	Asilidae
Genus	Agrotera	Dioctria
Species	Agrotera nemoralis	Dioctria oelandica

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Pearl and Orange-legged Robberfly share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (แมลง)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Pearl

LC — Least Concern

Orange-legged Robberfly

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Pearl	Orange-legged Robberfly
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.

Orange-legged Robberfly

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.

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 4 countries:

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