Brindled Flat-body vs Cornflag

Agonopterix arenella compared with Gladiolus communis

Key Differences

Brindled Flat-body is Least Concern while Cornflag is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	Cornflag
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Depressariidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Agonopterix	Gladiolus
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Gladiolus communis

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Cornflag

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	Cornflag
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brindled Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Cornflag

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Peru).

Brindled Flat-body

The Brindled Flat-body (Agonopterix arenella) is a species in the genus Agonopterix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.