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Acrolophus plumifrontella

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Acrolophus plumifrontella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Acrolophus
Species:
A. plumifrontella
Binomial name
Acrolophus plumifrontella
(Clemens, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Anaphora plumifrontella Clemens, 1859
  • Anaphora bombycina Zeller, 1873
  • Acrolophus bombycina
  • Acrolophus cervinus Walsingham, 1887
  • Acrolophus angustipennella Beutenmüller, 1887[1]

Acrolophus plumifrontella, the eastern grass-tubeworm moth,[2] 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.[3]

The wingspan is about 28 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Synonymic list at nearctica.com
  2. ^ Bug Guide
  3. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  4. ^ Insects of Iowa


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