Acrolophus propinqua

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, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.[2]

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

The wingspan is 22–26 mm.

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acrolophus propinqua". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  2. mothphotographersgroup


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