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title: "Barred Grass-veneer"
description: "Agriphila inquinatella — Insetti e ragni. The name Agriphila inquinatella has been misapplied to some related species in the past; see below for details."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/barred-grass-veneer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Barred Grass-veneer

> Agriphila inquinatella — Insetti e ragni. The name Agriphila inquinatella has been misapplied to some related species in the past; see below for details.

- Scientific name: *Agriphila inquinatella*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi)
- iNaturalist observations: 8356
- Wikidata: [Q1948996](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1948996)
- iNaturalist taxon: [363626](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/363626)

## Names

- en: Barred Grass-veneer
- de: Magerrasen-Graszünsler
- fr: Crambus souillé
- nl: Moerasgrasmot

## Countries with the most observations

DE (1038), FI (581), RU (479), FR (445), GB (424), AT (381), PL (307), CH (286), CZ (278), SE (202), DK (170), HU (133)

## Summary

The name Agriphila inquinatella has been misapplied to some related species in the past; see below for details.

Agriphila inquinatella is a small moth species of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe, around the Caucasus area to Turkestan, and in the Near East to Jordan. The type locality is in Austria.
Three subspecies are accepted today:

Agriphila inquinatella inquinatella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) – most of the range
Agriphila inquinatella nevadensis (Caradja, 1910) – Sierra Nevada and presumably elsewhere in Spain
Agriphila inquinatella elbursella (Zerny, 1939) – Alborz mountains and presumably elsewhere…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriphila_inquinatella

## Photo

![Barred Grass-veneer](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/barred-grass-veneer/medium.jpg)

Photo: František ŠARŽÍK · Public domain · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/363626

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/barred-grass-veneer?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).