Brindled Flat-body vs Small shell ginger

Agonopterix arenella compared with Alpinia mutica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Zingiberales (Ingwerartige)
Family	Depressariidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Agonopterix	Alpinia
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	Small shell ginger
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.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

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.