Barred Grass-veneer vs Elephant Palm

Agriphila inquinatella compared with Borassus aethiopum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Grass-veneer	Elephant Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Crambidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Agriphila	Borassus
Species	Agriphila inquinatella	Borassus aethiopum

Conservation Status

Barred Grass-veneer

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Grass-veneer	Elephant Palm
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 Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Guinea and Yemen.

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.