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Tineidae 300087.2 – 0371   Acrolophus piger (Dyar, 1900)              Piger Grass Tubeworm

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Similar Species: 300070.7 Acrolophus forbesi: belongs to differ groups but look the same and can't be separated without the genitalia or a good look at features of the head. Eyes in forbesi are naked or with very short setae and look naked. Eyes in piger are setose. ~ P. Jump. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: piger (Dyar, 1900) (Ortholophus) - MONA 1983: 371

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) 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: 597; figs. 112-117. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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