| Acrolophus pholeter | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Acrolophidae |
| Genus: | Acrolophus |
| Species: | A. pholeter |
| Binomial name | |
| Acrolophus pholeter | |
Acrolophus pholeter is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It was described by Davis in 1988. It is found in North America, including Florida. [2] Larvae have been reported to feed on animal fecal matter, particularly that of tortoises. [3]
Acrolophidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera. The family comprises the burrowing webworm moths and tube moths. The family holds about 300 species in five genera, which occur in the wild only in the New World. It is closely related to the Tineidae family.
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.
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 anathyrsa is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in Guyana.
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.
Acrolophus texanella is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found from Maryland to Florida and to Texas.
Acrolophus klotsi is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It was described by Hasbrouck in 1964. It is found in 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.
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.
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, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
Acrolophus cressoni is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in North America, including Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.
Acrolophus davisellus is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in North America, including Arizona.
Acrolophus ferrarenella is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in South America.
Acrolophus harparsen is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in Puerto Rico.
Acrolophus pyramellus is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913. It is found in North America, including Arizona, California and Nevada.
Acrolophus quadrellus is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913. It is found in North America, including Arizona.
Acrolophus pusilla is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in Colombia.