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Acrolophus laticapitana

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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.[2]

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Acrolophus laticapitana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Acrolophus
Species:
A. laticapitana
Binomial name
Acrolophus laticapitana
Synonyms
  • Pseudoconchylis laticapitana Walsingham, 1884
  • Acrolophus laticapitanus
  • Phalonia unistrigana Dyar 1903
  • Acrolophus leopardus Busck 1910
  • Acrolophus occidens Busck 1910
  • Acrolophus flavicomus Busck 1912
  • Acrolophus clarkei Hasbrouck 1964
  • Acrolophus heinrichi Hasbrouck 1964
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The length of the forewings 6.5–9.5 mm.[3]

Subspecies

  • Acrolophus laticapitana laticapitana
  • Acrolophus laticapitana unistriganus Dyar, 1903

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