Black Bent vs Moth fly

Agrostis gigantea compared with Psychoda alternata

Key Differences

• Black Bent is Least Concern while Moth fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Moth fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Psychodidae
Genus	Agrostis	Psychoda
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Psychoda alternata

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Moth fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Moth fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Bent

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Moth fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Costa Rica, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Black Bent

The Black Bent (Agrostis gigantea) is a species in the genus Agrostis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States