Short description: Genus of moths
| Acrolophus
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| Unidentified Acrolophus species
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain:
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Eukaryota
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Arthropoda
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| Class:
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Insecta
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| Order:
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Lepidoptera
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| Family:
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Tineidae
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| Subfamily:
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Acrolophinae
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| Genus:
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Acrolophus
Poey, 1832[1]
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| Synonyms
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List
- Anaphora Clemens, 1859
- Anaphorina Strand, 1932
- Ankistrophorus Walsingham, 1887
- Apoclisis Walsingham, 1914
- Atopocera Walsingham, 1897
- Bazira Walker, 1864
- Brachysymbola Meyrick, 1912
- Caenogenes Walsingham, 1887
- Daulia Walker, 1863
- Derchis Walker, 1863
- Eddara Walker, 1863
- Eddarula Strand, 1932
- Eulepiste Walsingham, 1882
- Eutheca Grote, 1881
- Felderia Walsingham, 1887
- Hibita Walker, 1863
- Homonymus Walsingham, 1887
- Hypoclopus Walsingham, 1887
- Neolophus Walsingham, 1887
- Orothyntis Meyrick, 1913
- Ortholophus Walsingham, 1887
- Phlongia Walker, 1864
- Pilanaphora Walsingham, 1897
- Psephocrita Meyrick, 1919
- Pseudanaphora Walsingham, 1887
- Pseudoconchylis Walsingham, 1884
- Sapinella Kirby, 1892
- Tachasara Walker, 1866
- Thysanoscelis Walsingham, 1887
- Thysanoskelis Walsingham, 1887
- Tirasia Walker, 1863
- Urbara Walker, 1864
- Xerocausta Meyrick, 1929
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Acrolophus is a genus of moths in the family Acrolophidae, with, typically, great individual variation within species in color pattern, making field identification of many individuals difficult or impossible. It was described by Felipe Poey in 1832.
Species
References
- Bland, K.P., 2010: Name-bearing Types of Lepidoptera (Insecta), excluding Rhopalocera, in the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh. Zootaxa 2394: 1-22. Abstract: [1].
Wikidata ☰ Q4675887 entry
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