Agriphila geniculea, the elbow-striped grass-veneer, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Elbow-striped Grass-veneer being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Agriphila tolli
- Agriphila inquinatella
- Agriphila brioniellus
- Agriphila trabeatellus
- Culladia cuneiferellus
- Platytes alpinella
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Crambidae
- Genus
- Agriphila
- Species
- Agriphila geniculea
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