Acrolophus popeanella

Acrolophus popeanella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Acrolophidae
Genus: Acrolophus
Species: A. popeanella
Binomial name
Acrolophus popeanella
(Clemens, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Anaphora popeanella Clemens, 1859
  • Anaphora agrotipennella Grote, 1872
  • Anaphora scardina Zeller, 1873
  • Anaphora morrisoni Walsingham, 1887
  • Anaphora confusellus Dyar, 1900

Clemens' Grass Tubeworm Moth (Acrolophus popeanella) is a moth of the Acrolophidae family.[1] It is found in the eastern United States, from New Jersey and Ohio south to Florida and west to Illinois, Nebraska and Texas.

The wingspan is 24–33 mm. The forewings are yellowish to reddish brown or purplish and heavily marked with darker colors. Adults are on wing from May to September.

The larvae feed on the roots of Trifolium pratense.[2]

References

  1. ↑ LepIndex
  2. ↑ Bug Guide


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