Species Acrolophus walsinghami - Hodges#0386.1

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

Acrolophus sp.? - Acrolophus walsinghami

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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 walsinghami (Acrolophus walsinghami - Hodges#0386.1)

Hodges Number

0386.1

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Acrolophus walsinghami Möschler, 1890

Anaphora triatomella Walsingham, 1897

Explanation of Names

Davis (1986) formally synonymized A. walsinghami with A. triatomellus noting that the had been previously noted in the Neotropical Checklist (Davis, 1984). However, walsinghami was described seven years earlier indicating that it should have priority.

Identification

Per Dr. James E. Hayden here: "The dark "W" on the forewing is distinctive, but the exact coloration is highly variable, so I would need to see genitalia."

Range

Per Dr. James E. Hayden here: "...a Caribbean species that has become widespread in south Florida since at least 2000..."

Print References

Davis, D.R. 1986. Neotropical Tineidae, I. The types of H. B. Moschler (Lepidoptera: Tineoidea) bugguide. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 88(1): 86 (Acrolophus triatomellus)

Möschler,H.B. 1890. Die Lepidopteren-Fauna der Insel Portorico. Abhandlungen Herausgeben von der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft. 16: 336

Walsingham, T.G. 1897. Revision of the West-Indian Micro-Lepidoptera, with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1897:172 (Anaphora triatomella)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (1)

The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (2)

Works Cited

1.	North American Moth Photographers Group

2.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Steve Nanz on 26 November, 2014 - 3:39am
Last updated 27 February, 2017 - 5:38am

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