Brindled Flat-body vs Sweetpotato

Agonopterix arenella compared with Ipomoea batatas

Key Differences

Brindled Flat-body is Least Concern while Sweetpotato is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	Sweetpotato
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Depressariidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Agonopterix	Ipomoea
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Ipomoea batatas

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Sweetpotato

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	Sweetpotato
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.

Sweetpotato

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (14 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.