Barred Grass-veneer vs Tickclover

Agriphila inquinatella compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Barred Grass-veneer Tickclover
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 Desmodium
Species Agriphila inquinatella Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Barred Grass-veneer

LC — Least Concern

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Barred Grass-veneer Tickclover
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.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Tickclover

No description available.

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