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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) » Acrolophus macrophallus - Hodges#0363 (Acrolophus macrophallus)

Species Acrolophus macrophallus - Hodges#0363

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

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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 macrophallus (Acrolophus macrophallus - Hodges#0363)

Hodges Number

0363

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Acrolophus macrophallus Hasbrouck, 1964 (1)

Explanation of Names

macrophallus describes the extremely elogate aedeagus. (1)

Numbers

There are more than 53 species of the genus Acrolophus in America north of Mexico. (2)

There are many new species awaiting description.

Size

Wingspan: (1)

♂ 17-23 mm.

♀ 22-29 mm.

Identification

Hasbrouck (1964) original description is available online in the print references.

Notes from Moth Photographers Group] (2)

"Peter Jump reports that you can't separate Acrolophus variabilis [0385] from A. macrophallus [0363] without looking at the genitalia (although in some cases the forewing length can distinguish the species).

Variabilis forewing length male 9-14 mm: female 12-16 mm.

Macrophallus forewing length male 9-10 mm: female 10-12 mm."

Specimen identified by DNA analysis (BOLD). (3)

Range

Arizona, and possibly New Mexico. (2), (1)

Mexico. (1)

Season

Adults are reported from July and October. (2), (1)

Food

Larval host is unknown.

See Also

Acrolophus variabilis

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: 676. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (2)

Lepbarcoding.org

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)

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.	North American Moth Photographers Group

3.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 27 February, 2012 - 1:12pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz
Last updated 18 October, 2016 - 7:18am

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