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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Tineoidea » Burrowing Webworm Moths (Acrolophidae) » Tubeworm Moths (Acrolophus)
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Tubeworm Moths - Acrolophus - male - female
Copyright © 2006 Steve Scott

Tubeworm Moths - Acrolophus - Male Female
Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, USA
July 26, 2006
Mating behavior. The female raised her wings and fluttered, keeping them in an extended position until a male finally gave her some attention.
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Contributed by Steve Scott on 25 August, 2006 - 8:04am

Excellent Photo For Illustrating the ID Problem....
....two (out of many?) very differently colored forms of the same species.
… Bob Patterson, 25 August, 2006 - 5:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Exactly
I only uploaded these because we didn't have an image of mating.
… Steve Scott, 25 August, 2006 - 6:14pm login or register to post comments

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