Brindled Flat-body vs Raphia Palm

Agonopterix arenella compared with Raphia palma-pinus

Key Differences

• Brindled Flat-body is Least Concern while Raphia Palm is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	Raphia Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Depressariidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Agonopterix	Raphia
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Raphia palma-pinus

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Raphia Palm

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	Raphia Palm
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.

Raphia Palm

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.