Brindled Flat-body vs Quito-orange

Agonopterix arenella compared with Solanum quitoense

Key Differences

• Brindled Flat-body is Least Concern while Quito-orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	Quito-orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Depressariidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Agonopterix	Solanum
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Solanum quitoense

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Quito-orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	Quito-orange
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.

Quito-orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda), North America (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama), and South America (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.