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Species Acrolophus griseus - Hodges#0355

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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 griseus (Acrolophus griseus - Hodges#0355)
Hodges Number
0355
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Acrolophus griseus (Walsingham, 1887)
Hypoclopus griseus Walsingham, 1887 (1)
Numbers
There are more than 53 species of the genus Acrolophus in America north of Mexico. (2)
Size
Wingspan 22-26 mm. (2), (1)
Identification
Walsingham (1887) original description as Hypoclopus griseus is available in PDF. (1)
Specimen identified by DNA analysis (BOLD). (3)
Range
California and Nevada to Texas. (4), (2), (5)
Season
The main flight period is April to July. (2)
See Also
Compare on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group.
Print References
Walsingham, L. 1887. A revision of the genera Acrolophus, Poey, and Anaphora, Clem. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 35(2): 144. (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (2)
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)(3)
Works Cited
1.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.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
4.Essig Museum of Entomology, California Moth Species List
5.Moths of Southeast Arizona
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 28 February, 2012 - 12:18pm
Last updated 13 December, 2013 - 11:27pm

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