Acrolophus texanella

Acrolophus texanella (grass tubeworm or Texas grass tubeworm moth) is a moth of the family Acrolophidae.^[1] It is found from Maryland to Florida and to Texas.^[2]

Phylum:Arthropoda

Clade:Pancrustacea

Class:Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

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Acrolophus texanella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tineidae
Genus:	Acrolophus
Species:	A. texanella
Binomial name
Acrolophus texanella (Chambers, 1878)
Synonyms
Anaphora texanella Chambers, 1878 Acrolophus hulstellus Beutenmüller, 1887 Atopocera barnesii Dyar, 1900

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The wingspan is about 20 mm.^[3]