Brindled Flat-body vs Sweet Trillium

Agonopterix arenella compared with Trillium vaseyi

Key Differences

• Brindled Flat-body is Least Concern while Sweet Trillium is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	Sweet Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Depressariidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Agonopterix	Trillium
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Trillium vaseyi

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Sweet Trillium

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	Sweet Trillium
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.

Sweet Trillium

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.