Acrolophus pygmaea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Acrolophidae |
Genus: | Acrolophus |
Species: | A. pygmaea |
Binomial name | |
Acrolophus pygmaea (Walsingham, 1887) | |
Synonyms | |
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Acrolophus pygmaea is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in Brazil. [1]
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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.
Rohaniella pygmaea, the pigmy emperor, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found in Africa, including Namibia and South Africa. The species was first described by Peter Maassen and Gustav Weymer in 1885.
Acrolophus acanthogona is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in Texas.
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 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 macrogaster is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in North America, including Arizona.
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 echinon is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in Mexico.
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 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 satyrisca 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.
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