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Tineidae 300070.4 – 0350   Acrolophus exaphrista Meyrick, 1919

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Poaceae[none_specified].  Host genera: .none_specified.  Notes: grass (Heppner 2007).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: exaphrista Meyrick, 1919 (Acrolophus) - MONA 1983: 350; TL: Florida.

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

Hasbrouck, F.F., 1964. Moths of the family Acrolophidae in America North of Mexico. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 114: 540. Meyrick, E., 1916-1923. Exotic Microlepidoptera, 2(1-20): 279. 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 iNaturalist

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