Acrolophus popeanella

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Acrolophus popeanella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Acrolophidae
Genus: Acrolophus
Species:
A. popeanella
Binomial name
Acrolophus popeanella
(Clemens, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Anaphora popeanellaClemens, 1859
  • Anaphora agrotipennellaGrote, 1872
  • Anaphora scardinaZeller, 1873
  • Anaphora morrisoniWalsingham, 1887
  • Anaphora confusellusDyar, 1900

Acrolophus popeanella (Clemens' grass tubeworm moth) is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. [1] It is found in the eastern United States, from New Jersey and Ohio south to Florida and west to Illinois, Nebraska and Texas.

The larvae feed on the roots of Trifolium pratense . [2]

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

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<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.

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

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

Acrolophus ferrarenella is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in South America.

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.

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 noctuina 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.

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

References

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


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