Barred Grass-veneer vs Wild Buttercup

Agriphila inquinatella compared with Ranunculus multifidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Grass-veneer	Wild Buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Crambidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Agriphila	Ranunculus
Species	Agriphila inquinatella	Ranunculus multifidus

Conservation Status

Barred Grass-veneer

LC — Least Concern

Wild Buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Grass-veneer	Wild Buttercup
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.

Wild Buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.