Acrolophus texanella Chambers, 1878 is a animal in the Tineidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Acrolophus texanella Chambers, 1878

Acrolophus texanella Chambers, 1878

Acrolophus texanella is a 20 mm wingspan Acrolophidae moth found from Maryland to Florida and Texas.

Family
Genus
Acrolophus
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Acrolophus texanella Chambers, 1878

Acrolophus texanella, commonly known as the grass tubeworm or Texas grass tubeworm moth, is a species of moth in the family Acrolophidae. This moth has a wingspan of approximately 20 millimeters. It is distributed across a range from Maryland to Florida, and extends westward to Texas.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tineidae Acrolophus

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