Acrolophus mycetophagus
Appearance
Frilly grass tubeworm moth | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tineidae |
Genus: | Acrolophus |
Species: | A. mycetophagus
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Binomial name | |
Acrolophus mycetophagus |
Acrolophus mycetophagus, commonly known as the frilly grass tubeworm moth, is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It was described by Davis in 1990. It is found in the southern United States from Virginia and Florida to Texas.[2]
The wingspan is 16–17 mm (0.63–0.67 in).[3]
The larvae are thought to feed on fungi.
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