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Acrolophus walsinghami - Hodges#0386.1 (Acrolophus walsinghami)
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Copyright © 2013
bandb
A Tortricid moth? -
Acrolophus walsinghami
Hollywood, Broward County, Florida, USA
January 3, 2013
Size: ~1cm
Approx. 23:35 hr. Attracted by longwave UV lamp. Much leaf-rolling occurring in our garden.
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Contributed by
bandb
on 3 January, 2013 - 11:13pm
Last updated 2 April, 2018 - 4:53pm
Moved
Moved from
Tubeworm Moths
.
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Paul Dennehy
, 2 April, 2018 - 4:53pm
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Acrolophus
This looks like
Acrolophus plumifrontella
0372– Eastern Grass Tubeworm Moth
. It is very common at my site in Florida, not very far north of you.
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Gary J Goss
, 4 January, 2013 - 6:47pm
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Tubeworm Moth
Moved from
ID Request
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B&B,
I do not recognize this
Acrolophus
as it's just one of 53 species. Perhaps someone will eventually submit one for DNA and we will know the species. Until such time, you can regale in the fact that you have the first
Acrolophus
posted from Florida on BugGuide
.
Robert
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Robert Lord Zimlich
, 4 January, 2013 - 12:35pm
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Possibly Acrolophus walsinghami
I'd say with 60% confidence this is
Acrolophus walsinghami
Möschler, a Caribbean species that has become widespread in south Florida since at least 2000. The dark "W" on the forewing is distinctive, but the exact coloration is highly variable, so I would need to see genitalia.
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Jim Hayden
, 5 January, 2013 - 7:18am
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Jim, if you are comfortable with the genus Acrolophus
there are about 300 images waiting for an ID
here
some of which seem to fit your description for this species.
Just leave comments on the images with your IDs and they will be moved into the guide by one of the editors.
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john and jane balaban
, 5 January, 2013 - 8:51am
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Guide Page
John,
Looks like Jim is correct in his ID. This specimen is match for images on MPG & BOLD. I created a guide page for
Acrolophus walsinghami
. I think it important that only specimens from south Florida be considered for this species, since this is the only area that has been professionally verified.
Robert
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Robert Lord Zimlich
, 5 January, 2013 - 9:59am
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Robert
Based on Jim's comments, I moved the two images that I had posted of this moth under
A. plumifrontella
back to the genus page before I was aware that you had created a page for
A. walsinghami
. Do you and any others feel it is safe to move those images to the
A. walsinghami
page? 60% confidence is still a ways off from absolute certainty.
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Gary J Goss
, 5 January, 2013 - 10:18am
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Hold up ...
Gary,
I have emailed
Jim Hayden
about the new guide page and description. In addition to the sinuous line on the inner margins of FW, I have noticed that there is a distinct white discal spot on all the specimens I have found online. Still, we will await Jim lead on ID's. I will forward you the email I sent Jim.
Robert
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Robert Lord Zimlich
, 5 January, 2013 - 10:33am
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Wing pattern is unreliable
I agree. Peter Jump, who is revising
Acrolophus
for the MONA series, reiterates that wing pattern is unreliable. From what I have seen, there is a lot of intraspecific variation (e.g. only a few have white discal scales), and features like the "W" are shared with other species. Let's keep "
Acrolophus
sp." as such for now.
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Jim Hayden
, 5 January, 2013 - 12:52pm
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Another possibility might be one of the many Acrolophus
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john and jane balaban
, 4 January, 2013 - 8:41am
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Hmmm ...
The referenced specimen certainly looks close. Only the posted moth, with a TL of ~25mm, is twice the size of the largest
Acrolophus
, with WS of ~22mm. I wouldn't think the size estimate would be off because 25mm is quite large ... the average knuckle length of little finger. Just a thought.
Z
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Robert Lord Zimlich
, 4 January, 2013 - 10:36am
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Total Length?
The original posting was a stem-to-stern length of ~10mm. A measurement of the warp/weft spacing of the fabric on which the moth was imaged yields an equivalent of 2.4lines/mm. Which yields a stem-to-stern length of ~11mm. Is that a better fit for
Acrolophus
?
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bandb
, 4 January, 2013 - 11:52am
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Senior Moment :)
Disregard previous comment, as I was obviously having another senior moment, thinking 1 inch = 25mm. Of course 1cm = 10mm. Ignore the man behind the curtain:=) John's ID looks good.
Robert
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Robert Lord Zimlich
, 4 January, 2013 - 12:30pm
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