Fen Flat-body vs Parsnip Flat-Body

Depressaria ultimella compared with Depressaria radiella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fen Flat-body	Parsnip 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 ultimella	Depressaria radiella

Evolutionary Relationship

Fen Flat-body and Parsnip Flat-Body share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Depressaria.

Conservation Status

Fen Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Parsnip Flat-Body

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fen Flat-body	Parsnip Flat-Body
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fen Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, and Sweden.

Parsnip Flat-Body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden