Brindled Flat-body vs Vegetable fern

Agonopterix arenella compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Depressariidae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Agonopterix	Diplazium
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	Vegetable fern
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.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.

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.