Agriphila geniculea: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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Where the agriphila geniculea lives – recorded in 14 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 8,426 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See butterflies & moths on the world map

Scientific name	Agriphila geniculea
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	14 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Crambidae

Where does the agriphila geniculea live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the agriphila geniculea in 14 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the agriphila geniculea?

The agriphila geniculea (Agriphila geniculea) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Crambidae, genus Agriphila. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the agriphila geniculea

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Agriphila geniculea (revision 1372564041), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1884587 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).