Acrolophus macrogaster

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Acrolophus macrogaster
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Acrolophidae
Genus: Acrolophus
Species:
A. macrogaster
Binomial name
Acrolophus macrogaster
(Walsingham, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Anaphora macrogasterWalsingham, 1887
  • Acrolophus bipectinicornusHasbrouck, 1964
  • Acrolophus laminicornusHasbrouck, 1964
  • Acrolophus unipectinicornusHasbrouck, 1964

Acrolophus macrogaster is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. [1] It is found in North America, including Arizona. [2]

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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 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 guttatus is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found on Cuba.

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.

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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.

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acrolophus macrogaster". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum.
  2. mothphotographersgroup