Brindled Flat-body vs Prickly Yellow

Agonopterix arenella compared with Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Key Differences

• Brindled Flat-body is Least Concern while Prickly Yellow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	Prickly Yellow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Depressariidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Agonopterix	Zanthoxylum
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Yellow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	Prickly Yellow
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.

Prickly Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.