Brindled Flat-body vs Red Lungwort

Agonopterix arenella compared with Pulmonaria rubra

Key Differences

• Brindled Flat-body is Least Concern while Red Lungwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	Red Lungwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Depressariidae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Agonopterix	Pulmonaria
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Pulmonaria rubra

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Red Lungwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	Red Lungwort
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.

Red Lungwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden