Black Bent vs Spindle Ermine

Agrostis gigantea compared with Yponomeuta cagnagellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Spindle Ermine
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class	Liliopsida (백합강)	Insecta (곤충)
Order	Poales (벼목)	Lepidoptera (나비목)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Yponomeutidae
Genus	Agrostis	Yponomeuta
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Yponomeuta cagnagellus

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Spindle Ermine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Spindle Ermine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Bent

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Spindle Ermine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Black Bent

The Black Bent (Agrostis gigantea) is a species in the genus Agrostis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States