Brindled Flat-body vs Turmeric

Agonopterix arenella compared with Curcuma longa

Key Differences

• Brindled Flat-body is Least Concern while Turmeric is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	Turmeric
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Depressariidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Agonopterix	Curcuma
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Curcuma longa

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Turmeric

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	Turmeric
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.

Turmeric

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Madagascar, Sao Tome and Principe), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan, Yemen), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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.