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Tineidae 300079.4 – 0363   Acrolophus macrophallus Hasbrouck, 1964

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Distribution: Type locality: southern Arizona. Description/ Field Marks: Forewing length male 9-10 mm: female 10-12 mm Similar Species: Acrolophus variabilis forewing length male 9-14 mm: female 12-16 mm. Peter Jump reports that you can't separate variabilis from macrophallus without looking at the genitalia (although in some cases the forewing length can distinguish the species). Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Acrolophus macrophallus Hasbrouck, 1964

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Hasbrouck, F.F., 1964. Moths of the family Acrolophidae in America North of Mexico. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 114: 676; figs. 214-216. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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