Acrolophus panamae

Acrolophus panamae, the Panama grass tubeworm moth, is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It was described by August Busck in 1914. It is found in North America, including Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.[2]

Acrolophus panamae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Acrolophidae
Genus: Acrolophus
Species:
A. panamae
Binomial name
Acrolophus panamae
Busck, 1914[1]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July.[3]

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