Acrolophus mortipennella Grote, 1872 is a animal in the Tineidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Acrolophus mortipennella Grote, 1872

Acrolophus mortipennella Grote, 1872

Acrolophus mortipennella is a North American Acrolophidae moth described by Grote in 1872 with a 23–30 mm wingspan.

Family
Genus
Acrolophus
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Acrolophus mortipennella Grote, 1872

Acrolophus mortipennella is a species of moth belonging to the family Acrolophidae. It was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1872. This moth is found in North America, specifically within the U.S. states of Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina, and Texas. Its wingspan measures between 23 and 30 millimeters.

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

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tineidae Acrolophus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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