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Tineidae 300081.1 – 0366   Acrolophus mortipennella (Grote, 1872)

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Poaceae[none_specified].  Host genera: .none_specified.  Host extended: grass (Heppner 2007); burrows & eats roots (Comstock 1945).  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: mortipennella (Grote, 1872) (Anaphora) - MONA 1983: 366 carphologa Meyrick, 1919 (Acrolophus) quadripunctellus Dyar, 1900 (Acrolophus) zeela Hasbrouck, 1964 (Acrolophus)

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) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. 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: 553; figs. 59-64. Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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