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Arcane Grass Tubeworm Moth (Acrolophus arcanella)

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Acrolophus arcanella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Acrolophus
Species:
A. arcanella
Binomial name
Acrolophus arcanella
(Clemens, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Anaphora arcanella Clemens, 1859

Acrolophus arcanella (grass tubeworm moth) is a moth of the family Acrolophidae.[1] It is found in eastern North America.[2]

The wingspan is about 25 mm.

References[edit]

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