Acrolophus texanella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Acrolophus
Species:
A. texanella
Binomial name
Acrolophus texanella
(Chambers, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Anaphora texanella Chambers, 1878
  • Acrolophus hulstellus Beutenmüller, 1887
  • Atopocera barnesii Dyar, 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]

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


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