Barred Grass-veneer vs Tear Dropper

Agriphila inquinatella compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Grass-veneer	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Crambidae	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Agriphila	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Agriphila inquinatella	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Barred Grass-veneer

LC — Least Concern

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Grass-veneer	Tear Dropper
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.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.