Brown Flat-body vs Fen Flat-body

Depressaria badiella compared with Depressaria ultimella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Flat-body	Fen Flat-body
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Depressariidae	Depressariidae
Genus same	Depressaria	Depressaria
Species	Depressaria badiella	Depressaria ultimella

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Flat-body and Fen Flat-body share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Depressaria.

Conservation Status

Brown Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Fen Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Flat-body	Fen Flat-body
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Fen Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, and Sweden.

Brown Flat-body

The Brown Flat-body (Depressaria badiella) is a species in the genus Depressaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden