Broom Flat-body vs rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers

Agonopterix scopariella compared with Galium tricornutum

Key Differences

Broom Flat-body is Near Threatened while rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broom Flat-body	rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Depressariidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Agonopterix	Galium
Species	Agonopterix scopariella	Galium tricornutum

Conservation Status

Broom Flat-body

NT — Near Threatened

rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broom Flat-body	rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers
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.

rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Qatar), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.