Brindled Flat-body vs Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil

Agonopterix arenella compared with Polydrusus formosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Depressariidae	Curculionidae
Genus	Agonopterix	Polydrusus
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Polydrusus formosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brindled Flat-body and Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil
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.

Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Turkey), Europe (31 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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