Species Acrolophus plumifrontella - Eastern Grass-tubeworm Moth - Hodges#0372

Classification · Hodges Number · Size · Identification · Internet References

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

No Taxon (Moths)

Superfamily Tineoidea

Family Acrolophidae (Burrowing Webworm Moths)

Genus Acrolophus (Tubeworm Moths)

Species plumifrontella (Eastern Grass-tubeworm Moth - Hodges#0372)

Hodges Number

0372

Size

circa 28 mm wingspan (based on photo measurements)

Identification

See photos and Internet references. Identification of species in this genus is rather preliminary.

Internet References

Moth Photographer's Group

Maryland Moths

Contributed by Cotinis on 17 July, 2006 - 1:56pm

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