Acrolophus panamae

Acrolophus panamae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Acrolophidae
Genus: Acrolophus
Species: A. panamae
Binomial name
Acrolophus panamae
Busck, 1914[1]

The Panama Grass Tubeworm Moth (Acrolophus panamae) is a moth of the Acrolophidae family. It was described by Busck in 1914. It is found in North America, including Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.[2]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July.[3]

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