Brindled Flat-body vs Large-leaved Myrtle

Agonopterix arenella compared with Eugenia erythrophylla

Key Differences

• Brindled Flat-body is Least Concern while Large-leaved Myrtle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	Large-leaved Myrtle
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Depressariidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Agonopterix	Eugenia
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Eugenia erythrophylla

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Large-leaved Myrtle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	Large-leaved Myrtle
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.

Large-leaved Myrtle

Habitat

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

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.