Brindled Flat-body vs Illustrious Greenbottle

Agonopterix arenella compared with Lucilia illustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	Illustrious Greenbottle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Depressariidae	Calliphoridae
Genus	Agonopterix	Lucilia
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Lucilia illustris

Evolutionary Relationship

Brindled Flat-body and Illustrious Greenbottle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Illustrious Greenbottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	Illustrious Greenbottle
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.

Illustrious Greenbottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.