Acrolophus bactra

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Acrolophus bactra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Acrolophidae
Genus:
Acrolophus
Species:
A. bactra
Binomial name
Acrolophus bactra
Busck, 1914

Acrolophus bactra is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in Panama. [1]

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

Acrolophidae family of insects

Acrolophidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera. In addition, there are about 300 species, which live in the wild only in the New World.

Panama republic in Central America

Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Central America, bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The capital and largest city is Panama City, whose metropolitan area is home to nearly half the country's 4 million people.

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<i>Acrolophus</i> genus of insects

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.

<i>Bactra lancealana</i> species of insect

Bactra lancealana is a moth of the family Tortricidae found in Europe. The moth has a wingspan of 11–20 mm. and flies from May to October. Bactra lancealana larvae mainly feed on various rushes, including Juncus and Scirpus.

Bactra is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae.

<i>Acrolophus popeanella</i> species of insect

Clemens' grass tubeworm moth 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 fervidus is a moth of the family Acrolophidae described by August Busck in 1912. It is found in Costa Rica, Mexico and Texas.

Acrolophus arcasalis is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in the West Indies.

Acrolophus salvini is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in Panama.

<i>Acrolophus texanella</i> species of insect

The Grass Tubeworm or Texas Grass Tubeworm Moth 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.

Walsingham's grass tubeworm moth 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 praetusalis is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in South America and Honduras.

Acrolophus cockerelli is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in North America, including Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon and 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 maculata is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in Brazil.

Acrolophus numidia is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in Mexico.

Acrolophus ochracea is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in the West Indies.

Acrolophus walsinghami is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in Puerto Rico.

<i>Bactra furfurana</i> species of insect

Bactra furfurana, the mottled marble, is a moth of the Tortricidae family described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811. It is found in the Nearctic and Palearctic ecozones.

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acrolophus bactra". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.


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