Arctic grass vs Large Pale Clothes Moth

Arctagrostis latifolia compared with Tinea pallescentella

Key Differences

• Arctic grass is Near Threatened while Large Pale Clothes Moth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic grass	Large Pale Clothes Moth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Tineidae
Genus	Arctagrostis	Tinea
Species	Arctagrostis latifolia	Tinea pallescentella

Conservation Status

Arctic grass

NT — Near Threatened

Large Pale Clothes Moth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic grass	Large Pale Clothes Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

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

Large Pale Clothes Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (18 countries).

Arctic grass

The Arctic grass (Arctagrostis latifolia) is a species in the genus Arctagrostis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden