Acrolophus

Acrolophus is a genus of moths in the family Acrolophidae, with, typically, great individual variation within species in color pattern, making field identification of many individuals difficult or impossible. It was described by Felipe Poey in 1832.

Acrolophus
Unidentified Acrolophus species
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Subfamily: Acrolophinae
Genus: Acrolophus
Poey, 1832[1]
Synonyms
  • Anaphora Clemens, 1859 (junior homonym)
  • Anaphorina Strand, 1932
  • Ankistrophorus Walsingham, 1887 (junior subjective synonym)
  • Apoclisis Walsingham, 1914 (junior subjective synonym)
  • Atopocera Walsingham, 1897 (junior subjective synonym)
  • Bazira Walker, 1864
  • Brachysymbola Meyrick, 1912 (junior subjective synonym)
  • Caenogenes Walsingham, 1887 (junior subjective synonym)
  • Daulia Walker, 1863 (junior homonym)
  • Derchis Walker, 1863 (junior subjective synonym)
  • Eddara Walker, 1863 (junior homonym)
  • Eddarula Strand, 1932 (unnecessary replacement name)
  • Eulepiste Walsingham, 1882 (junior subjective synonym)
  • Eutheca Grote, 1881 (junior homonym)
  • Felderia Walsingham, 1887 (junior subjective synonym)
  • Hibita Walker, 1863 (junior subjective synonym)
  • Homonymus Walsingham, 1887 (unnecessary replacement name)
  • Hypoclopus Walsingham, 1887 (junior subjective synonym)
  • Neolophus Walsingham, 1887 (junior subjective synonym)
  • Orothyntis Meyrick, 1913 (junior subjective synonym)
  • Ortholophus Walsingham, 1887 (junior homonym)
  • Phlongia Walker, 1864 (junior subjective synonym)
  • Pilanaphora Walsingham, 1897 (junior subjective synonym)
  • Psephocrita Meyrick, 1919 (junior subjective synonym)
  • Pseudanaphora Walsingham, 1887 (junior subjective synonym)
  • Pseudoconchylis Walsingham, 1884 (junior subjective synonym)
  • Sapinella Kirby, 1892
  • Tachasara Walker, 1866 (junior subjective synonym)
  • Thysanoscelis Walsingham, 1887 (junior subjective synonym)
  • Thysanoskelis Walsingham, 1887 (incorrect original spelling)
  • Tirasia Walker, 1863 (junior subjective synonym)
  • Urbara Walker, 1864 (junior subjective synonym)
  • Xerocausta Meyrick, 1929 (junior subjective synonym)

Species

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Acrolophus Poey, 1832". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  • Bland, K.P., 2010: Name-bearing Types of Lepidoptera (Insecta), excluding Rhopalocera, in the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh. Zootaxa 2394: 1-22. Abstract: .


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