Barred Grass-veneer vs Fringed dodder

Agriphila inquinatella compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Grass-veneer	Fringed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Crambidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Agriphila	Cuscuta
Species	Agriphila inquinatella	Cuscuta suaveolens

Conservation Status

Barred Grass-veneer

LC — Least Concern

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Grass-veneer	Fringed dodder
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.

Fringed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway