Bug FAQTexas Grass Tubeworm Moth
Acrolophus texanella · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Tineidae
The Texas Grass Tubeworm Moth has a wingspan of about 20 mm. It occurs from Maryland down through Florida and west to Texas.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Wingspan is roughly 20 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Found from Maryland to Florida and Texas.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 26 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Alabama, North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Louisiana, Oklahoma.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
Where is the Texas Grass Tubeworm Moth found?
It lives from Maryland through Florida and into Texas.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Tineidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrolophus_texanella
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