Barred Grass-veneer vs Pith Plant

Agriphila inquinatella compared with Aeschynomene aspera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Grass-veneer	Pith Plant
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	Aeschynomene
Species	Agriphila inquinatella	Aeschynomene aspera

Conservation Status

Barred Grass-veneer

LC — Least Concern

Pith Plant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Grass-veneer	Pith Plant
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.

Pith Plant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Madagascar.

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.