Brindled Flat-body vs Stinking iris

Agonopterix arenella compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Brindled Flat-body is Least Concern while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	Stinking iris
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	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Mantodea (螳螂目)
Family	Depressariidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Agonopterix	Iris
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Brindled Flat-body and Stinking iris share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (昆蟲綱)

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	Stinking iris
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.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium