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Tineidae 300095 – 0385   Acrolophus variabilis (Walsingham, 1887)

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Description/ Field Marks: Forewing length male 9-14 mm: female 12-16 mm. Similar Species: Acrolophus macrophallus forewing length male 9-10 mm: female 10-12 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: variabilis (Walsingham, 1887) (Ortholophus) - MONA 1983: 0385; TL: Arizona.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Hasbrouck, F.F., 1964. Moths of the family Acrolophidae in America North of Mexico. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 114: 672; figs. 208-213. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 2.44m; p. 51. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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