Brindled Flat-body vs Grassland Pricklypear

Agonopterix arenella compared with Opuntia macrorhiza

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	Grassland Pricklypear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Depressariidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Agonopterix	Opuntia
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Opuntia macrorhiza

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Grassland Pricklypear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	Grassland Pricklypear
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 Pricklypear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across France 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.