Acrolophus cressoni Walsingham, 1882 is a animal in the Tineidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Acrolophus cressoni Walsingham, 1882

Acrolophus cressoni Walsingham, 1882

Cresson's grass tubeworm moth (Acrolophus cressoni) is a 19 mm wingspan Acrolophidae moth found in southern and central North America.

Family
Genus
Acrolophus
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Acrolophus cressoni Walsingham, 1882

Acrolophus cressoni, commonly known as Cresson's grass tubeworm moth, is a species of moth belonging to the family Acrolophidae. It is distributed across North America, specifically recorded in the U.S. states of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. This moth has an approximate wingspan of 19 mm.

Photo: (c) Russell Pfau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Russell Pfau · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tineidae Acrolophus

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