Acrolophus mortipennella

Acrolophus mortipennella is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1872. It is found in North America, including Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas.[2]

Acrolophus mortipennella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Acrolophidae
Genus: Acrolophus
Species:
A. mortipennella
Binomial name
Acrolophus mortipennella
(Grote, 1872)[1]
Synonyms
  • Anaphora mortipennella Grote, 1872
  • Hypoclopus quadripunctellus Dyar 1900
  • Acrolophus carphologa Meyrick 1919
  • Acrolophus zeela Hasbrouck 1964
  • Acrolophus mortipennellus Grote, 1872

The wingspan is 23–30 mm.[3]

References
  1. Synonymic list at Nearctica.com
  2. "300059.00 – 0366 – Acrolophus mortipennella – (Grote, 1872)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  3. Nendick-Mason, Hannah (January 14, 2014). "Species Acrolophus mortipennella - Hodges#0366". BugGuide. Retrieved August 8, 2018.


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