Brindled Flat-body vs Water spangles

Agonopterix arenella compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Brindled Flat-body is Least Concern while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Depressariidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Agonopterix	Salvinia
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	Water spangles
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.

Water spangles

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), 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.