Brindled Flat-body vs Grassland Dandelion

Agonopterix arenella compared with Taraxacum dilatatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	Grassland Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Depressariidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Agonopterix	Taraxacum
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Taraxacum dilatatum

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Grassland Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	Grassland Dandelion
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.

Grassland Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and Sweden.

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.