Large Purple Flat-body vs Sallow Flat-body

Agonopterix liturosa compared with Agonopterix conterminella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Purple Flat-body	Sallow Flat-body
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Depressariidae	Depressariidae
Genus same	Agonopterix	Agonopterix
Species	Agonopterix liturosa	Agonopterix conterminella

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Purple Flat-body and Sallow Flat-body share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Agonopterix.

Conservation Status

Large Purple Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Sallow Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Purple Flat-body	Sallow Flat-body
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Purple Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Sallow Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden