Biology:Acrolophus piger

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Short description: Species of moth

Acrolophus piger
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Acrolophus
Species:
A. piger
Binomial name
Acrolophus piger
(Dyar, 1900)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ortholophus piger Dyar, 1900

Acrolophus piger, the piger grass tubeworm moth, is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1900. It is found in North America, including Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas .[2]

The wingspan is about 16 mm.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4676062 entry