Barred Grass-veneer vs forked veilwort

Agriphila inquinatella compared with Metzgeria furcata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Grass-veneer	forked veilwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Crambidae	Metzgeriaceae
Genus	Agriphila	Metzgeria
Species	Agriphila inquinatella	Metzgeria furcata

Conservation Status

Barred Grass-veneer

LC — Least Concern

forked veilwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Grass-veneer	forked veilwort
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.

forked veilwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.