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Tineidae
300066 – 0341   Acrolophus arizonellus Walsingham, 1887

© Bob Beatson
Similar Species:
  • White loosely attached scales on the forewing seem to be lost during early flights of the moth and are absent from older less fresh specimens. They are only found in the Arizonellus Series of Acrolophus. The moth in the photograph by Bob Beatson is a male, either A. arizonellus, A. klotsi, or one of two new species from Arizona. My guess is one of the two new species because of the darker coloration. Males cannot be determined positively without looking at the genitalia; females only by association with the male. ~ Peter Jump
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • arizonellus Walsingham 1887 (Acrolophus) - MONA 1983: 0341
  • 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: 584; figs. 95-99.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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