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Tineidae
300087.4 – 0373   Acrolophus popeanella (Clemens, 1859)
             Pope's Grass Tubeworm
Distribution Data for Acrolophus popeanella
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Synonymy:
  • popeanella (Clemens, 1859) (Anaphora) - MONA 1983: 0373
  • agrotipennella (Grote, 1872) (Anaphora)
  • confusellus (Dyar, 1900) (Anaphora)
  • morrisoni (Walsingham, 1887) (Anaphora)
  • scardina (Zeller, 1873) (Anaphora)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Acrolophus popeanella: Florida populations with a large amount of white in the forewing are proving to be a new species, the CO1 DNA differs by more than 5% from the darker specimens that have no or very reduced white scaling. ~ P. Jump
    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.
    • Clemens, B., 1859. Contribution to American Lepidopterology. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 11: 261.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Hasbrouck, F.F., 1964. Moths of the family Acrolophidae in America North of Mexico. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 114: 558; figs. 5-24.
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
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