Brindled Flat-body vs wild safflower

Agonopterix arenella compared with Carthamus oxyacanthus

Key Differences

Brindled Flat-body is Least Concern while wild safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	wild safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Depressariidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Agonopterix	Carthamus
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Carthamus oxyacanthus

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

wild safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	wild safflower
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 safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, India, Pakistan, and Sweden.

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.