Barred Grass-veneer vs Damascus Catchfly

Agriphila inquinatella compared with Silene damascena

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Grass-veneer	Damascus Catchfly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Crambidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Agriphila	Silene
Species	Agriphila inquinatella	Silene damascena

Conservation Status

Barred Grass-veneer

LC — Least Concern

Damascus Catchfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Grass-veneer	Damascus Catchfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barred Grass-veneer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Damascus Catchfly

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Barred Grass-veneer

The Barred Grass-veneer (Agriphila inquinatella) is a species in the genus Agriphila. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.