Barred Grass-veneer vs Foxtail

Agriphila inquinatella compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

• Barred Grass-veneer is Least Concern while Foxtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Grass-veneer	Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Crambidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Agriphila	Amaranthus
Species	Agriphila inquinatella	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Barred Grass-veneer

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Grass-veneer	Foxtail
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.

Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden