Biology:Acrolophus propinqua

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Short description: Species of moth

Acrolophus propinqua
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Acrolophus
Species:
A. propinqua
Binomial name
Acrolophus propinqua
(Walsingham, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Acrolophus violaceellus Anaphora propinqua
  • Walsingham, 1887
  • Beutenmüller, 1887 Anaphora busckella
  • Anaphora tenuis Haimbach, 1915
  • Acrolophus propinquus Walsingham, 1887

Acrolophus propinqua (Walsingham's grass tubeworm moth) is a moth of the family Acrolophidae.[1] It is found in North America, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee , Virginia and West Virginia.[2]

The wingspan is 22–26 mm.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4676073 entry