Brindled Flat-body vs Plain Dark-bee

Agonopterix arenella compared with Stelis phaeoptera

Key Differences

• Brindled Flat-body is Least Concern while Plain Dark-bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	Plain Dark-bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Hymenoptera (แตน)
Family	Depressariidae	Megachilidae
Genus	Agonopterix	Stelis
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Stelis phaeoptera

Evolutionary Relationship

Brindled Flat-body and Plain Dark-bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (แมลง)

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Plain Dark-bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	Plain Dark-bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brindled Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Plain Dark-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Brindled Flat-body

The Brindled Flat-body (Agonopterix arenella) is a species in the genus Agonopterix. 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden