Black Bent vs Scallop Shell

Agrostis gigantea compared with Rheumaptera undulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Scallop Shell
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Poales (อันดับหญ้า)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Geometridae
Genus	Agrostis	Rheumaptera
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Rheumaptera undulata

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Scallop Shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Scallop Shell
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).

Scallop Shell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, 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 4 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States