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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

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Moth - Acrolophus macrophallus
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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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