Acrolophus laticapitana

Acrolophus laticapitana · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Tineidae

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Acrolophus laticapitana
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY

The forewings measure about 6.5 to 9.5 mm long. It occurs in North America, from northern California down to southern Arizona.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Forewing length ranges from 6.5 mm to 9.5 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It is native to North America, specifically from northern California to southern Arizona.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 4 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Acrolophus laticapitana photo 2
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY
Acrolophus laticapitana photo 3
Photo: Zeke Blankenship, CC BY
Acrolophus laticapitana photo 4
Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis, CC BY
Acrolophus laticapitana photo 5
Photo: jimeckert49, CC BY

Questions people ask

Where is Acrolophus laticapitana found?

It lives in North America, from northern California to southern Arizona.

Source: Wikipedia

How big is Acrolophus laticapitana?

Its forewings are 6.5 to 9.5 mm long.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Tineidae)

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrolophus_laticapitana

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-26 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-26.

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