Acrolophus piger

Acrolophus piger
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Acrolophidae
Genus: Acrolophus
Species: A. piger
Binomial name
Acrolophus piger
(Dyar, 1900)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ortholophus piger Dyar, 1900

The Piger Grass Tubeworm Moth (Acrolophus piger) is a moth of the Acrolophidae family. It was described by Dyar in 1900. It is found in North America, including Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas.[2]

The wingspan is about 16 mm.

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