Acrolophus vespertilio

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Acrolophus vespertilio
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Acrolophidae
Genus: Acrolophus
Species:
A. vespertilio
Binomial name
Acrolophus vespertilio
Meyrick, 1931

Acrolophus vespertilio is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in Brazil. [1]

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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 vespertilio". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 24, 2018.