Brindled Flat-body vs Southern Damselfly

Agonopterix arenella compared with Coenagrion mercuriale

Key Differences

Brindled Flat-body is Least Concern while Southern Damselfly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	Southern Damselfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Depressariidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Agonopterix	Coenagrion
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Coenagrion mercuriale

Evolutionary Relationship

Brindled Flat-body and Southern Damselfly share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Southern Damselfly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	Southern Damselfly
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.

Southern Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.

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.