Broom Flat-body vs Hard Maple

Agonopterix scopariella compared with Acer saccharum

Key Differences

Broom Flat-body is Near Threatened while Hard Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broom Flat-body	Hard Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Depressariidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Agonopterix	Acer
Species	Agonopterix scopariella	Acer saccharum

Conservation Status

Broom Flat-body

NT — Near Threatened

Hard Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broom Flat-body	Hard Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broom Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Hard Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Broom Flat-body

The Broom Flat-Body (Agonopterix scopariella) is a species in the genus Agonopterix. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.