Brindled Flat-body vs Elephant Apple

Agonopterix arenella compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Depressariidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Agonopterix	Dillenia
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	Elephant Apple
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.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.