Brindled Flat-body vs Dried fruit moth

Agonopterix arenella compared with Cadra calidella

Key Differences

• Brindled Flat-body is Least Concern while Dried fruit moth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	Dried fruit moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Depressariidae	Pyralidae
Genus	Agonopterix	Cadra
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Cadra calidella

Evolutionary Relationship

Brindled Flat-body and Dried fruit moth share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Butterflies & Moths)

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Dried fruit moth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	Dried fruit moth
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.

Dried fruit moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Africa (Algeria) and Europe (15 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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