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Tineidae 300094.5 – 0383   Acrolophus texanella (Chambers, 1878)              Texas Grass Tubeworm

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Poaceae[none_specified].  Host genera: .none_specified.  Host extended: grass (Heppner 2007).  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Description/ Field Marks: Forewing orange, hind wing yellow. Similar Species: 300070.6 Acrolophus filicicornis: occurs with A. texanella only in the Guadelupe Mtns. of Texas. Filicicornis is common in AZ, central NM (not eastern NM), and western Texas. To the east of this, it's not filicicornis. Texanella is very common in eastern U. S. Texanella is brown not gray. The antenna of texanella have a complete scale anelli: filicicornus does not have a complete anellus. ~ Peter Jump. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: texanella (Chambers, 1878) (Anaphora) - MONA 1983: 383 barnesii (Dyar, 1900) (Atopocera) hulstellus Beutenmüller, 1887 (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: 532; figs. 36-38. 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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