Cresson's Grass Tubeworm Moth

Acrolophus cressoni · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Tineidae

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Cresson's Grass Tubeworm Moth
Photo: Annika Lindqvist, CC BY

The adult moth has a wingspan of roughly 19 mm. It occurs in many parts of North America, including states such as Alabama, Arizona, Florida and Texas.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Wingspan is about 19 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Found across a broad area of the United States and nearby regions, from the Southeast to the Southwest.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 17 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Oklahoma, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Louisiana, Georgia, Tennessee.

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

Cresson's Grass Tubeworm Moth photo 3
Photo: Annika Lindqvist, CC BY
Cresson's Grass Tubeworm Moth photo 4
Photo: John Rosford, CC BY
Cresson's Grass Tubeworm Moth photo 5
Photo: Annika Lindqvist, CC BY
Cresson's Grass Tubeworm Moth photo 6
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY

Same family (Tineidae)

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Sources

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

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

Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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