Highland Flat-body vs Yarrow Flat-body

Depressaria silesiaca compared with Depressaria olerella

Key Differences

• Highland Flat-body is Vulnerable while Yarrow Flat-body is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Highland Flat-body	Yarrow Flat-body
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family same	Depressariidae	Depressariidae
Genus same	Depressaria	Depressaria
Species	Depressaria silesiaca	Depressaria olerella

Evolutionary Relationship

Highland Flat-body and Yarrow Flat-body share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Depressaria.

Conservation Status

Highland Flat-body

VU — Vulnerable

Yarrow Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Highland Flat-body	Yarrow Flat-body
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Highland Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Yarrow 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden