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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tubeworm, Bagworm, and Clothes Moths (Tineoidea) » Clothes Moths (Tineidae) » Burrowing Webworm Moths (Acrolophinae) » Tubeworm Moths (Acrolophus) » Cresson's Grass-tubeworm Moth  - Hodges#0347 (Acrolophus cressoni)

Species Acrolophus cressoni - Cresson's Grass-tubeworm Moth - Hodges#0347

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Food · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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 cressoni (Cresson's Grass-tubeworm Moth - Hodges#0347)
Hodges Number
0347
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Acrolophus cressoni (Walsingham, 1882) (1)
Eulepiste cressoni Walsingham, 1882 (2), (3)
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet in honor of entomologist Ezra Townsend Cresson (1838-1926), who specialized in Hymenoptera.
Numbers
Acrolophus has more than 53 named species in America north of Mexico. (4)
There are many new species awaiting description.
Size
Wingspan averages 15-20 mm. (3), (3)
Identification
The original description as Eulepiste cressoni Walsingham, 1882 and the Hasbrouck 1964 revised description as Acrolophus cressoni (Walsingham) are available online in the print references below or PDF. (1)
Specimen identified by DNA analysis (BOLD). (5)


The only small Acrolophus with small palps and raised scales all over the forewings, giving the moth a bumpy appearance:

The only Acrolophus this could be mistaken for in the East is simulatus, but that species has long palps. However, the genus Amydria appears to be frequently confused with A. cressoni. Amydria has no raised scales on the forewings, which allows it to be separated from cressoni with relative ease:
Range
Arizona to Kentucky, North Carolina and Florida. (6), (7), (4), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12)
Moth Photographers Group - large map with some distribution data.
Season
Adults have been recorded mostly from May through October. (4), (12)
Food
Larval host is grass species. (Gramineae). (12)
See Also
Compare to related species on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group.
Print References
Hasbrouck, F.F. 1964. Moths of the family Acrolophidae in America north of Mexico (Microlepidoptera). Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 114: 592 (1)
Walsingham, L. 1882. Notes on Tineidae of North America. Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 10: 169. (2)
Walsingham, L. 1887. A revision of the genera Acrolophus, Poey, and Anaphora, Clem. The Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 35(2): 142. (3)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
lepbarcoding.org
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)
Thomas de Grey Walsingham (Wikipedia)
Works Cited
1.Moths of the family Acrolophidae in America north of Mexico (Microlepidoptera)
Frank F. Hasbrouck. 1964. Proceedings of The United States National Museum 114: 487-706.
2.Notes on Tineidae of North America.
Lord Walsingham. 1882. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 10: 165-204.
3.IX. A revision of the genera Acrolophus, Poey, and Anaphora, Clem
Thomas, Lord Walsingham. 1887. Transactions of The Royal Entomological Society of London 35(2): 137-173.
4.North American Moth Photographers Group
5.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
6.Moths of Stengl "Lost Pines" Biological Research Station (University of Texas, Austin)
7.South Carolina Moth Species
8.Moths of Southeast Arizona
9.Moths of Brackenridge Field Laboratory University of Texas at Austin
10.Oklahoma moth species list by county (PDF)
11.Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Florida
12.Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas: Lepidoptera of Florida
J.B. Heppner. 2003. Florida Department of Agriculture 17(1): 1-670.
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 18 June, 2009 - 11:06pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy, dennepj10
Last updated 10 August, 2023 - 11:29am

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