Acrolophus laticapitana

(Acrolophus laticapitana)

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Description

Acrolophus laticapitana is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1884. It is found in North America, northern California to southern Arizona. The length of the forewings 6.5–9.5 mm. Adults are slender and pale yellow to tan or whitish gray. Acrolophus is a genus of moths in the family Acrolophidae, with, typically, great individual variation within species in color pattern, making field identification of many individuals difficult or impossible. It was described by Felipe Poey in 1832.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Acrolophidae
Genus:Acrolophus
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