Acrolophus mora

Acrolophus mora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Acrolophidae
Genus: Acrolophus
Species: A. mora
Binomial name
Acrolophus mora
(Grote, 1881)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eutheca mora Grote, 1881
  • Acrolophus morus

The Dark Acrolophus (Acrolophus morus)[2] is a moth of the Acrolophidae family. It was described by Grote in 1881. It is found in North America, including Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.[3]

The wingspan is about 20 mm for males and 26 mm for females.

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