Brindled Flat-body vs Pavement ant

Agonopterix arenella compared with Tetramorium caespitum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	Pavement ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Depressariidae	Formicidae
Genus	Agonopterix	Tetramorium
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Tetramorium caespitum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Pavement ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	Pavement ant
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.

Pavement ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Venezuela).

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.