Acrolophus mora

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Acrolophus mora
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Acrolophidae
Genus: Acrolophus
Species:
A. mora
Binomial name
Acrolophus mora
(Grote, 1881) [1]
Synonyms
  • Eutheca moraGrote, 1881
  • Acrolophus morus

Acrolophus mora, the dark acrolophus, [2] 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. [3]

The wingspan is about 20 mm for males and 26 mm for females.

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References

  1. Synonymic list at nearctica.com
  2. Eaton, Eric R. (October 26, 2016). "Species Acrolophus morus - Hodges#0367". BugGuide. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  3. "300081.00 – 0367 – Acrolophus morus – (Grote, 1881)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 8, 2018.