Broom Flat-body vs Mountain yam

Agonopterix scopariella compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broom Flat-body	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Depressariidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Agonopterix	Dioscorea
Species	Agonopterix scopariella	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Broom Flat-body

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broom Flat-body	Mountain yam
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.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

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.