Acrolophus cressoni

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Cresson's grass tubeworm moth
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Acrolophus cressoni, Cresson's grass tubeworm, size: 8.2 mm
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Acrolophus
Species:
A. cressoni
Binomial name
Acrolophus cressoni
(Walsingham, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Eulepiste cressoniWalsingham, 1882
Acrolophus cressoni, Cresson's grass tubeworm, size: 8.8 mm Acrolophus cressoni P1220320a.jpg
Acrolophus cressoni, Cresson's grass tubeworm, size: 8.8 mm

Acrolophus cressoni (Cresson's grass tubeworm moth) is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. [1] It is found in North America, including Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. [2]

The wingspan is about 19 mm. [3]

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<i>Acrolophus</i> Genus of moths

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>Acrolophus popeanella</i> Species of moth

Acrolophus popeanella is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1859.

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

<i>Acrolophus arcanella</i> Species of moth

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Acrolophus arizonellus is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in North America, including Arizona and Texas.

<i>Acrolophus texanella</i> Species of moth

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 laticapitana is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1884. It is found in North America, northern California to southern Arizona.

<i>Acrolophus mora</i> Species of moth

Acrolophus mora, the dark acrolophus, is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1881. It is found in North America, including Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

<i>Acrolophus mortipennella</i> Species of moth

Acrolophus mortipennella is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1872. It is found in North America, including Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas.

Acrolophus propinqua is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in North America, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

Acrolophus chiricahuae is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in North America, including Arizona.

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 crescentella is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in North America, including Arizona.

Acrolophus davisellus is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in North America, including Arizona.

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

Acrolophus maculata is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in Brazil.

Acrolophus sinclairi is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in North America, including California, New Mexico and Texas.

<i>Acrolophus walsinghami</i> Species of moth

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

References

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