Acrolophus

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Acrolophus
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Unidentified Acrolophus species
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Subfamily: Acrolophinae
Genus: Acrolophus
Poey, 1832 [1]
Synonyms
List
  • Anaphora Clemens, 1859
  • Anaphorina Strand, 1932
  • Ankistrophorus Walsingham, 1887
  • ApoclisisWalsingham, 1914
  • AtopoceraWalsingham, 1897
  • Bazira Walker, 1864
  • Brachysymbola Meyrick, 1912
  • CaenogenesWalsingham, 1887
  • DauliaWalker, 1863
  • DerchisWalker, 1863
  • EddaraWalker, 1863
  • Eddarula Strand, 1932
  • EulepisteWalsingham, 1882
  • Eutheca Grote, 1881
  • FelderiaWalsingham, 1887
  • HibitaWalker, 1863
  • HomonymusWalsingham, 1887
  • HypoclopusWalsingham, 1887
  • NeolophusWalsingham, 1887
  • Orothyntis Meyrick, 1913
  • OrtholophusWalsingham, 1887
  • PhlongiaWalker, 1864
  • PilanaphoraWalsingham, 1897
  • Psephocrita Meyrick, 1919
  • PseudanaphoraWalsingham, 1887
  • PseudoconchylisWalsingham, 1884
  • Sapinella Kirby, 1892
  • TachasaraWalker, 1866
  • ThysanoscelisWalsingham, 1887
  • ThysanoskelisWalsingham, 1887
  • TirasiaWalker, 1863
  • UrbaraWalker, 1864
  • Xerocausta Meyrick, 1929

Acrolophus is a genus of moths in the family Acrolophidae, with, typically, great individual variation within species in color pattern, making field identification of many individuals difficult or impossible. It was described by Felipe Poey in 1832.

Species

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Acrolophus Poey, 1832". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved February 9, 2018.