Barred Grass-veneer vs Elephant Apple

Agriphila inquinatella compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Grass-veneer	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Crambidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Agriphila	Dillenia
Species	Agriphila inquinatella	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Barred Grass-veneer

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Grass-veneer	Elephant Apple
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.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.