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Frilly Grass - tubeworm Moth
Acrolophus mycetophagus
27.847, -80.7912
Field Notes
Description:
At 4:00 p.m. in the afternoon, I opened the front door, and I saw a moth, resting on the outside of the front door. This moth, was one fourth of an inch long. Order: Lepidoptera Family: Tineidae Genus: Acrolophus ( Tubeworm Moths ) Species: mycetophagus ( Frilly Grass - tubeworm Moth) Larval host food: bracket fungus
Habitat:
I found this moth, resting on the outside, of the front door. Range: South Carolina to Florida. West to Texas.
Notes:
At 4:00 p.m. in the afternoon, I opened the front door, and I saw a moth, resting on the outside, of the front door. This moth, was one fourth of an inch long.
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