Brindled Flat-body vs Northern Emerald

Agonopterix arenella compared with Somatochlora arctica

Key Differences

• Brindled Flat-body is Least Concern while Northern Emerald is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	Northern Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class same	Insecta (昆虫)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Odonata (蜻蛉目)
Family	Depressariidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Agonopterix	Somatochlora
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Somatochlora arctica

Evolutionary Relationship

Brindled Flat-body and Northern Emerald share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (昆虫)

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Northern Emerald

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	Northern Emerald
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.

Northern Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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.

Northern Emerald

Northern Emerald(Somatochlora arctica、ノーザンエメラルド)は、IUCNレッドリストで絶滅危惧(EN)に分類されている。野生での絶滅リスクが高く、個体群が大幅に減少し、生存への脅威が継続している。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden