Acrolophus cressoni

Acrolophus cressoni (Cresson's grass tubeworm moth) is a moth of the family Acrolophidae.[1] It is found in North America, including Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas.[2]

Acrolophus cressoni
Acrolophus cressoni, Cresson's grass tubeworm, size: 8.2 mm
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Acrolophidae
Genus: Acrolophus
Species:
A. cressoni
Binomial name
Acrolophus cressoni
(Walsingham, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Eulepiste cressoni Walsingham, 1882
Acrolophus cressoni, Cresson's grass tubeworm, size: 8.8 mm

The wingspan is about 19 mm.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acrolophus cressoni". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Bug Guide


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