Acrolophus propinqua

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Walsingham's grass tubeworm moth
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Male Acrolophus propinqua
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Acrolophus
Species:
A. propinqua
Binomial name
Acrolophus propinqua
(Walsingham, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Anaphora propinquaWalsingham, 1887
  • Acrolophus propinquus
  • Anaphora tenuisWalsingham, 1887
  • Acrolophus violaceellusBeutenmüller, 1887
  • Anaphora busckellaHaimbach, 1915

Acrolophus propinqua (Walsingham's grass tubeworm moth) is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. [1] It is found in North America, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. [2]

The wingspan is 22–26 mm.

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<i>Acrolophus</i> Genus of moths

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.

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

Acrolophus plumifrontella, the eastern grass-tubeworm moth, is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in North America, including Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Acrolophus popeanella is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1859.

Acrolophus fervidus is a moth of the family Acrolophidae described by August Busck in 1912. It is found in Costa Rica, Mexico and Texas.

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

Acrolophus arcanella is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in eastern North America.

Acrolophus arizonellus is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in North America, including Arizona and Texas.

<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.

Acrolophus forbesi is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It was described by Hasbrouck in 1964. It is found in North America, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Acrolophus panamae, the Panama grass tubeworm moth, is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It was described by August Busck in 1914. It is found in North America, including Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.

Acrolophus chiricahuae is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in North America, including Arizona.

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 crescentella is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in North America, including Arizona.

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

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 piger, the piger grass tubeworm moth, is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1900. It is found in North America, including Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas.

Acrolophus sinclairi is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in North America, including California, New Mexico and Texas.

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

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

References

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