Barred Grass-veneer vs Mediterranean Restharrow

Agriphila inquinatella compared with Ononis mitissima

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Grass-veneer	Mediterranean Restharrow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Crambidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Agriphila	Ononis
Species	Agriphila inquinatella	Ononis mitissima

Conservation Status

Barred Grass-veneer

LC — Least Concern

Mediterranean Restharrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Grass-veneer	Mediterranean Restharrow
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.

Mediterranean Restharrow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden