Barred Grass-veneer vs Dioecious Sedge

Agriphila inquinatella compared with Carex sterilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Grass-veneer	Dioecious Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Crambidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Agriphila	Carex
Species	Agriphila inquinatella	Carex sterilis

Conservation Status

Barred Grass-veneer

LC — Least Concern

Dioecious Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Grass-veneer	Dioecious Sedge
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.

Dioecious Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.