Acrolophus mortipennella

Acrolophus mortipennella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Acrolophidae
Genus: Acrolophus
Species: A. mortipennella
Binomial name
Acrolophus mortipennella
(Grote, 1872)[1]
Synonyms
  • Anaphora mortipennella Grote, 1872
  • Hypoclopus quadripunctellus Dyar 1900
  • Acrolophus carphologa Meyrick 1919
  • Acrolophus zeela Hasbrouck 1964
  • Acrolophus mortipennellus Grote, 1872

Acrolophus mortipennella is a moth of the Acrolophidae family. It was described by Grote in 1872. It is found in North America, including Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas.[2]

The wingspan is 23–30 mm.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Synonymic list at nearctica.com
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ Bug Guide


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