Agriphila geniculea (Haworth, 1811)
(Elbow-stripe Grass-veneer)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAgriphila geniculea (Elbow-stripe Grass-veneer)
GenusAgriphila (a genus of pyralid moths)
TribeCrambini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyCRAMBINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyCRAMBIDAE (crambid moths)
SuperfamilyPYRALOIDEA (grass and meal moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Agriphila geniculea (Elbow-stripe Grass-veneer) :
1: Agriphila geniculea (Elbow-stripe Grass-veneer)
31 Aug 2019 OSGR: SU30 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
at MV light trap, at night
Image 1: Adult - dorso-lateral view - enlargedImage 2: Adult - lateral view - enlargedImage 3: Adult - lateral view - enlarged (2)

Agriphila geniculea (Elbow-stripe Grass-veneer) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Agriphila geniculea (Elbow-stripe Grass-veneer)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Agriphila geniculea (Elbow-stripe Grass-veneer)
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