Biology:Acrolophus mora

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Short description: Species of moth

Acrolophus mora
Acrolophus morus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Acrolophus
Species:
A. mora
Binomial name
Acrolophus mora
(Grote, 1881)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eutheca mora Grote, 1881
  • Acrolophus morus

Acrolophus mora, the dark acrolophus,[2] is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1881. It is found in North America, including Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts , Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee , Virginia and West Virginia.[3]

The wingspan is about 20 mm for males and 26 mm for females.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4676030 entry