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Acrolophidae sp.

Acrolophidae sp.

Family: Acrolophidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Acrolophinae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera. The subfamily comprises the burrowing webworm moths and tube moths and holds about 300 species in five genera, which occur in the wild only in the New World. It is closely related to the family Tineidae.

Genera: 
  • Acrolophus
  • Amydria
  • Drastea
  • Exoncotis
  • Ptilopsaltis

Source: Wikipedia, article Acrolophidae sp.. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 394143
  Adult
Sierra de la Ventana
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/10/2017
Eduardo Nadal
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Photography ID: 394142
  Adult
Sierra de la Ventana
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/10/2017
Eduardo Nadal


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
123522210/02/2017ArgentinaBuenos AiresVilla Arcadia, Sierra de la VentanaEduardo Nadal
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Acrolophidae sp. – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.