---
title: "Pearl Veneer"
description: "Agriphila straminella — Insetos e aranhas. Agriphila straminella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/pearl-veneer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pearl Veneer

> Agriphila straminella — Insetos e aranhas. Agriphila straminella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae.

- Scientific name: *Agriphila straminella*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados)
- iNaturalist observations: 14724
- Wikidata: [Q138457](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138457)
- iNaturalist taxon: [142779](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/142779)

## Names

- en: Pearl Veneer
- de: Unscheinbarer Graszünsler
- fr: Crambus des chaumes
- nl: Blauwooggrasmot

## Countries with the most observations

GB (3612), DE (1260), NL (972), RU (850), FR (567), DK (542), AT (289), FI (248), CH (247), SE (194), BE (193), PL (183)

## Summary

Agriphila straminella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775 and is found in Europe and east across the Palearctic.
The wingspan is 16–20 mm. The forewings are brown; a whitish median streak, ending in branches along veins 2-5, often separated by dark fuscous scales; dorsal 2/3 often wholly suffused with whitish-ochreous; a terminal series of black dots; cilia metallic. Hindwings are rather dark grey. The larva is pale pinkish-ochreous; spots brown; head and plate of 2 brown, darker-marked
The moth flies from June to September depending on the…

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

## Photo

![Pearl Veneer](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pearl-veneer/medium.jpg)

Photo: Matthew Wilkinson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/300092024

## Machine access

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