Coastal Flat-body vs

Agonopterix yeatiana compared with Sphingobacterium daejeonense

Key Differences

• Coastal Flat-body is Near Threatened while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coastal Flat-body
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order	Lepidoptera (나비목)	Sphingobacteriales (스핑고박테리움목)
Family	Depressariidae	Sphingobacteriaceae
Genus	Agonopterix	Sphingobacterium
Species	Agonopterix yeatiana	Sphingobacterium daejeonense

Conservation Status

Coastal Flat-body

NT — Near Threatened

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coastal Flat-body
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coastal Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Coastal Flat-body

Agonopterix yeatiana, the coastal flat-body, is a small moth in the family Depressariidae native to coastal and calcareous grassland habitats across western and northern Europe, with records from Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden. Moths in the family Depressariidae, commonly called flat-body moths due to the depressed posture they adopt when resting with wings held flat against the surface, are associated predominantly with umbellifer plants of the family Apiaceae as larval hosts. Agonopterix yeatiana larvae feed on wild carrot (Daucus carota), wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa), and related coastal and grassland Apiaceae species, inhabiting the open, often calcareous or sandy habitats where these plants grow. Adult moths have greyish-brown forewing with a distinctive pattern of spots and dashes and reach approximately 8–12 millimeters in wingspan. The species is classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN, reflecting declines associated with the loss of traditional hay meadow management, coastal grassland degradation, and scrub encroachment that eliminates the open, flower-rich grassland habitats supporting its host plants. Agricultural intensification has reduced wild umbellifer populations significantly across lowland Europe, reducing food resources for larvae of specialist moths like A. yeatiana.

Sphingobacterium daejeonense는 대한민국 대전 인근 토양에서 처음 분리된 황색 색소를 지닌 그람 음성 간균이다. 동아시아 온대 육지 토양에 서식하며, 다양한 유기 기질을 분해하는 호기성 화학유기영양 세균으로 토양 미생물 군집 다양성에 기여한다.