Large Purple Flat-body vs Straw Flat-body

Agonopterix liturosa compared with Agonopterix kaekeritziana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Purple Flat-body	Straw Flat-body
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 same	Depressariidae	Depressariidae
Genus same	Agonopterix	Agonopterix
Species	Agonopterix liturosa	Agonopterix kaekeritziana

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Purple Flat-body and Straw Flat-body share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Agonopterix.

Conservation Status

Large Purple Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Straw Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Purple Flat-body	Straw Flat-body
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Purple Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Straw Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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