Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Acrolophus filicicornis (Walsingham, 1887)
Felderia filicicornis Walsingham, 1887
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Misspelled as filicornis on some lists.
Phylogenetic sequence #300057
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet from Latin
filix (fern) (
filiciform) +
cornus (horn) meaning "fern-shaped horn" for the "strongly bipectinate" antennae.
(1)Numbers
The genus
Acrolophus has more than 53 species in America north of Mexico.
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There are many new species awaiting description.
Identification
The original description as
Felderia filicicornis Walsingham, is available in PDF or view online.
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Labial palpi recurved reaching the length of thorax.
Hindwing is brown with light purple tinge.
Specimen identified by DNA analysis (BOLD).
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Range
Arizona, central New Mexico (absent from eastern New Mexico), and western Texas; Mexico.
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The adults are most common from June to August.
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Larvae are thought to feed on grass species.
See Also
Acrolophus texanella and
A. filicicornis occur together only in the Guadelupe Mountains of Texas.
(2) Print References
Walsingham, L. 1887. A revision of the genera
Acrolophus,
Poey, and
Anaphora, Clem. Transactions of the Emtomological Society of London. 35(2):
167.
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Walsingham, 1887. Insect Life Vol. 1. United States Bureau of Entomology, 195.