Barred Grass-veneer vs Yellow Shadow Ant

Agriphila inquinatella compared with Lasius umbratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Grass-veneer	Yellow Shadow Ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Crambidae	Formicidae
Genus	Agriphila	Lasius
Species	Agriphila inquinatella	Lasius umbratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Barred Grass-veneer and Yellow Shadow Ant share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Barred Grass-veneer

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Shadow Ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Grass-veneer	Yellow Shadow Ant
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.

Yellow Shadow Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden