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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Tineoidea » Burrowing Webworm Moths (Acrolophidae) » Tubeworm Moths (Acrolophus) » Clemens' Grass Tubeworm Moth - Hodges#0373 (Acrolophus popeanella)
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Glam Rocker Moth - Acrolophus popeanella
Copyright © 2007 Ashley Bradford

Glam Rocker Moth - Acrolophus popeanella
Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
August 12, 2007
Size: abt. 1/2"
I found this guy hanging out on my toolbox in the garage. There seems to be a large population of these maned moths hanging out on the walls and cars and whatever other vertical surfaces they feel like clinging to. Can someone tell me what they are? Thanks!
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Contributed by Ashley Bradford on 13 August, 2007 - 10:44pm
Last updated 11 February, 2008 - 10:58am

Moved
Moved from Tubeworm Moths.
… Ashley Bradford, 11 February, 2008 - 10:58am login or register to post comments

Acrolophus species
I think; see Tubeworm Moths
… Robin McLeod, 14 August, 2007 - 1:05am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
That certainly looks similar. I'm going to take my better camera out there and get more shots, since there seem to be plenty of these guys hanging out in the garage. They all have different 'dos; this was the biggest I saw.
… Ashley Bradford, 14 August, 2007 - 10:11am login or register to post comments

 
If correct, it'll be a BG first photo 8:)
There are no photographs of tubeworm moths on the site yet...perhaps this is the first one?
Nina
… Nina, 14 August, 2007 - 1:10am login or register to post comments

 
I don't know about you...
but I see 4 pages of images. Do you have it set to show caterpillars only? That can happen if you click on the caterpillar on the clickable guide to the left
… Chuck Entz, 14 August, 2007 - 7:34am login or register to post comments

 
Doh!
Chuck, my bad.
… Nina, 14 August, 2007 - 10:33am login or register to post comments

not a clue
what you've got, but nice mohawk going on there! Punk rocker moth, yes?
-Mighty 8:)
… Nina, 13 August, 2007 - 11:32pm login or register to post comments

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