Species Acrolophus simulatus - Hodges#0381

Hodges#0381 - Acrolophus simulatus - male

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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 simulatus (Acrolophus simulatus - Hodges#0381)

Hodges Number

0381

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Acrolophus simulatus - Walsingham, 1882

Identification

This species is very distinctive and has very long palps in both sexes.

Males:

Females:

It can be distinguished from A. cressoni by the longer palps and lack of raised scales on the forewings, and from other eastern Acrolophus with similar palps by its tiny size (

Range

appears to be widespread in the Southeast, from NJ south to FL west to TX

Internet References

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Contributed by A. Hendrickson on 1 September, 2016 - 12:37pm
Additional contributions by dennepj10
Last updated 10 August, 2023 - 11:28am

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