| Acrolophus arcanella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Acrolophidae |
| Genus: | Acrolophus |
| Species: | A. arcanella |
| Binomial name | |
| Acrolophus arcanella (Clemens, 1859) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Acrolophus arcanella (grass tubeworm moth) is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. [1] It is found in eastern North America. [2]
The wingspan is about 25 mm.
Acrolophidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera. The family comprises the burrowing webworm moths and tube moths. The family holds about 300 species in five genera, which occur in the wild only in the New World. It is closely related to the Tineidae family.
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.
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Acrolophus popeanella is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in the eastern United States, from New Jersey and Ohio south to Florida and west to Illinois, Nebraska and Texas.
Acrolophus anathyrsa is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in Guyana.
Acrolophus fervidus is a moth of the family Acrolophidae described by August Busck in 1912. It is found in Costa Rica, Mexico and Texas.
Acrolophus texanella is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found from Maryland to Florida and to Texas.
Acrolophus macrogaster is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in North America, including Arizona.
Acrolophus propinqua is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in North America, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
Acrolophus crescentella is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in North America, including Arizona.
Acrolophus cressoni is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in North America, including Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas.
Acrolophus echinon is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in Mexico.
Acrolophus harparsen is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in Puerto Rico.
Acrolophus mimasalis is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in the West Indies.
Acrolophus noctuina is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in the West Indies.
Acrolophus occultum is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in the West Indies.
Acrolophus pristinella is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in Venezuela.
Acrolophus pusilla is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in Colombia.
Acrolophus walsinghami is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in Puerto Rico.
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