Brindled Flat-body vs Juniper webworm

Agonopterix arenella compared with Dichomeris marginella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	Juniper webworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
Family	Depressariidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Agonopterix	Dichomeris
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Dichomeris marginella

Evolutionary Relationship

Brindled Flat-body and Juniper webworm share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (鱗翅目)

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Juniper webworm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	Juniper webworm
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.

Juniper webworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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