Brindled Flat-body vs Pyramidflower

Agonopterix arenella compared with Melochia pyramidata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	Pyramidflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Depressariidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Agonopterix	Melochia
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Melochia pyramidata

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Pyramidflower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	Pyramidflower
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.

Pyramidflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Seychelles), Asia (India, Timor-Leste), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.