Brindled Flat-body vs snow buttercup

Agonopterix arenella compared with Ranunculus nivalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	snow buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Depressariidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Agonopterix	Ranunculus
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Ranunculus nivalis

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

snow buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	snow buttercup
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.

snow buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

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.