Brindled Flat-body vs wild date palm

Agonopterix arenella compared with Phoenix sylvestris

Key Differences

• Brindled Flat-body is Least Concern while wild date palm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	wild date palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Depressariidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Agonopterix	Phoenix
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Phoenix sylvestris

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

wild date palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	wild date palm
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.

wild date palm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Italy, Maldives, and Taiwan.

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.