Acrolophus texanella

Acrolophus texanella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Acrolophidae
Genus:	Acrolophus
Species:	A. texanella
Binomial name
	Acrolophus texanella; (Chambers, 1878)
Synonyms
	Anaphora texanella Chambers, 1878 ; Acrolophus hulstellus Beutenmüller, 1887 ; Atopocera barnesii Dyar, 1900 ;

Acrolophus texanella (grass tubeworm or Texas grass tubeworm moth) is a moth of the family Acrolophidae.[1] It is found from Maryland to Florida and to Texas.[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm.[3]

References

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

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

[2] Bug Guide

[3] thphotographersgroup