Brindled Flat-body vs Wasserschraube

Agonopterix arenella compared with Vallisneria spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	Wasserschraube
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Alismatales (Froschlöffelartige)
Family	Depressariidae	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Agonopterix	Vallisneria
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Vallisneria spiralis

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Wasserschraube

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	Wasserschraube
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.

Wasserschraube

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, Jamaica, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.