Acrolophus propinqua
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| Walsingham's grass tubeworm moth | |
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| Male Acrolophus propinqua | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Genus: | Acrolophus |
| Species: | A. propinqua
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| Binomial name | |
| Acrolophus propinqua (Walsingham, 1887)
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Acrolophus propinqua (Walsingham's grass tubeworm moth) is a moth of the family Acrolophidae.[1] It is found in North America, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.[2]
The wingspan is 22–26 mm.
References
[edit]- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acrolophus propinqua". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
- ^ mothphotographersgroup