| Acrolophus icarus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Acrolophidae |
| Genus: | Acrolophus |
| Species: | A. icarus |
| Binomial name | |
| Acrolophus icarus Busck, 1913 | |
Acrolophus icarus is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in Mexico. [1]
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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 fervidus is a moth of the family Acrolophidae described by August Busck in 1912. It is found in Costa Rica, Mexico and Texas.
Acrolophus arcanella is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in eastern North America.
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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 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 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 sinclairi is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in North America, including California, New Mexico and Texas.
Acrolophus numidia is a moth of the family Acrolophidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1901. It is found in Mexico.
Acrolophus walsinghami is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in Puerto Rico.
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