Broom Flat-body vs Katung Fa

Agonopterix scopariella compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Key Differences

• Broom Flat-body is Near Threatened while Katung Fa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broom Flat-body	Katung Fa
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Gentianales (อันดับดอกหรีดเขา)
Family	Depressariidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Agonopterix	Alstonia
Species	Agonopterix scopariella	Alstonia macrophylla

Conservation Status

Broom Flat-body

NT — Near Threatened

Katung Fa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broom Flat-body	Katung Fa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broom Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Katung Fa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

Broom Flat-body

The Broom Flat-Body (Agonopterix scopariella) is a species in the genus Agonopterix. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.