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Species Acrolophus mora - Late Tubeworm Moth - Hodges#0367

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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 mora (Late Tubeworm Moth - Hodges#0367)
Hodges Number
0367
Identification
Most easily distinguished from others in the genus by its late flight season (September-October), long after other Acrolophus in its range have peaked. It is mostly a Northeastern/Appalachian species, flying along with other late-season specialties like Papaipema and Metaxaglaea. Palps are shorter than other large eastern Acrolophus, the female’s sometimes not even visible in photos. Warm brown overall with obscure yellow-brown patches along the inner margin.
Food
Birches (1); clover roots (Ohio State U)
Works Cited
1.Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths
Charles V. Covell. 1984. Houghton Mifflin Company.