Common Flat-body vs robust pillar snail

Agonopterix heracliana compared with Cochlicopa nitens

Key Differences

• Common Flat-body is Least Concern while robust pillar snail is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Flat-body	robust pillar snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Mollusca (رخويات)
Class	Insecta (حشرات)	Gastropoda (بطنيات القدم)
Order	Lepidoptera (حرشفيات الأجنحة)	Stylommatophora (عاموديات العيون)
Family	Depressariidae	Cochlicopidae
Genus	Agonopterix	Cochlicopa
Species	Agonopterix heracliana	Cochlicopa nitens

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Flat-body and robust pillar snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (حيوانات)

Conservation Status

Common Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

robust pillar snail

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Flat-body	robust pillar snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

robust pillar snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, France, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Common Flat-body

<em>Agonopterix heracliana</em> is a moth belonging to the family Depressariidae within the order Lepidoptera. Commonly known as the common flat-body, this species is named for the flattened resting posture characteristic of the genus Agonopterix. The species is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, with no indication of significant population decline. <em>Agonopterix heracliana</em> is distributed across northwestern Europe, with documented occurrences in Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Larvae of this species are typically associated with plants in the family Apiaceae, particularly hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) and related umbellifers, upon which they feed while sheltering in rolled or folded leaves. Adults are typically brownish with subtle markings and are active from late summer through winter and early spring, overwintering as adults — an unusual life history trait among moths. The species inhabits hedgerows, woodland margins, and meadows where its host plants are abundant. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden