Species Acrolophus spilotus - Hodges#0382.1

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Tineoidea (Tubeworm, Bagworm, and Clothes Moths)

Family Tineidae (Clothes Moths)

Subfamily Acrolophinae (Burrowing Webworm Moths)

Genus Acrolophus (Tubeworm Moths)

Species spilotus (Acrolophus spilotus - Hodges#0382.1)

Hodges Number

0382.1

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Acrolophus spilotus Davis, 1990 (1)

Explanation of Names

spilotus refers to the small dark scale clusters usually present on the forewings of unrubbed specimens (1).

Size

♂ 5-7 mm FW (1)

Female unknown

Identification

The speckled forewing pattern usually distinguishes this species from all other Acrolophus. The speckling may not be visible in extremely dark or worn specimens (1)).

Range

Only definitely recorded from Florida (1).

Season

Apparently bivoltine: 23 March to 15 May and 29 July to 13 September (1).

Food

Unknown (1).

Print References

Davis, D.R. 1990. Three New Species of Acrolophus from the Southeastern United States with remarks on the status of the family Acrolophidae (Lepidoptera: Tineodea). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 92(4): 701, figs. 3, 14-17. (1)

Internet References

Species page at Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (2)

Species page at The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)

Works Cited

1.	Three new species of Acrolophus from the southeastern United States , with remarks on the status of the ..... D. R. Davis. 1990. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 92(4): 694-704.

2.	North American Moth Photographers Group

3.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Kyhl Austin on 26 November, 2015 - 12:18am
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz
Last updated 15 January, 2017 - 10:12pm

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