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Acrolophus cressoni

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Species of moth

Cresson's grass tubeworm moth
Acrolophus cressoni, Cresson's grass tubeworm, size: 8.2 mm
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Acrolophus
Species: A. cressoni
Binomial name
Acrolophus cressoni
(Walsingham, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Eulepiste cressoni Walsingham, 1882
Acrolophus cressoni, Cresson's grass tubeworm, size: 8.8 mm

Acrolophus cressoni (Cresson's grass tubeworm moth) 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.

The wingspan is about 19 mm.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Acrolophus cressoni​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Bug Guide
Taxon identifiers
Acrolophus cressoni


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