Barred Grass-veneer vs Giant dodder

Agriphila inquinatella compared with Cuscuta reflexa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Grass-veneer	Giant 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 reflexa

Conservation Status

Barred Grass-veneer

LC — Least Concern

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Grass-veneer	Giant 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.

Giant dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, 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.