Acrolophus laticapitana

Acrolophus laticapitana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Acrolophidae
Genus: Acrolophus
Species: A. laticapitana
Binomial name
Acrolophus laticapitana
(Walsingham, 1884)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pseudoconchylis laticapitana Walsingham, 1884
  • Acrolophus laticapitanus
  • Phalonia unistrigana Dyar 1903
  • Acrolophus leopardus Busck 1910
  • Acrolophus occidens Busck 1910
  • Acrolophus flavicomus Busck 1912
  • Acrolophus clarkei Hasbrouck 1964
  • Acrolophus heinrichi Hasbrouck 1964

Acrolophus laticapitana is a moth of the Acrolophidae family. It was described by Walsingham in 1884. It is found in North America, northern California to southern Arizona.[2]

The length of the forewings 6.5-9.5 mm. Adults are slender and pale yellow to tan or whitish gray.[3]

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