Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs Citron Plume

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Hellinsia carphodactyla

Key Differences

• Belly-shaped Hard Grass is Least Concern while Citron Plume is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Citron Plume
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Pterophoridae
Genus	Aegilops	Hellinsia
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Hellinsia carphodactyla

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Citron Plume

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Citron Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Citron Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Kazakhstan) and Europe (26 countries).

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

The Belly-shaped Hard Grass (Aegilops ventricosa) is a species in the genus Aegilops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Citron Plume

The Citron Plume (Hellinsia carphodactyla) is a species in the genus Hellinsia. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands