Common Flat-body vs Phoma blight

Agonopterix heracliana compared with Epicoccum sorghinum

Key Differences

• Common Flat-body is Least Concern while Phoma blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Flat-body	Phoma blight
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Dothideomycetes (クロイボタケ綱)
Order	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Pleosporales (プレオスポラ目)
Family	Depressariidae	Didymellaceae
Genus	Agonopterix	Epicoccum
Species	Agonopterix heracliana	Epicoccum sorghinum

Conservation Status

Common Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Phoma blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Flat-body	Phoma blight
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Phoma blight

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

Common Flat-body

<em>Agonopterix heracliana</em> is a moth belonging to the family Depressariidae within the order Lepidoptera. Commonly known as the common flat-body, this species is named for the flattened resting posture characteristic of the genus Agonopterix. The species is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, with no indication of significant population decline. <em>Agonopterix heracliana</em> is distributed across northwestern Europe, with documented occurrences in Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Larvae of this species are typically associated with plants in the family Apiaceae, particularly hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) and related umbellifers, upon which they feed while sheltering in rolled or folded leaves. Adults are typically brownish with subtle markings and are active from late summer through winter and early spring, overwintering as adults — an unusual life history trait among moths. The species inhabits hedgerows, woodland margins, and meadows where its host plants are abundant. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.