Dark Acrolophus

Acrolophus mora · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Tineidae

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Dark Acrolophus
Photo: Bernie Paquette, CC BY

Males have a wingspan of about 20 mm, while females are larger at roughly 26 mm. It occurs in North America, including many U.S. states such as Florida, Georgia, Illinois, and others, as well as the province of Quebec.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Males have a wingspan of about 20 mm, while females are larger at roughly 26 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It occurs in North America, including many U.S. states such as Florida, Georgia, Illinois, and others, as well as the province of Quebec.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 29 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Massachusetts, New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, North Carolina, Ohio, Wisconsin.

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

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Same family (Tineidae)

Sources

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

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

Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.

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