Barred Grass-veneer vs Vegetable fern

Agriphila inquinatella compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Grass-veneer	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Crambidae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Agriphila	Diplazium
Species	Agriphila inquinatella	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Barred Grass-veneer

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Grass-veneer	Vegetable fern
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.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, 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.