Acrolophus texanella

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Acrolophus texanella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Acrolophidae
Genus: Acrolophus
Species:
A. texanella
Binomial name
Acrolophus texanella
(Chambers, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Anaphora texanellaChambers, 1878
  • Acrolophus hulstellusBeutenmüller, 1887
  • Atopocera barnesiiDyar, 1900

Acrolophus texanella (grass tubeworm or Texas grass tubeworm moth) is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. [1] It is found from Maryland to Florida and to Texas. [2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. [3]

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References

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