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Habitat
Adults: terrestrial
Immatures: terrestrial
Feeding Habits
Adults: non-feeding
Immatures:
Size: 10 to 30 mm
Flight : strong flier
North American
Species: 135
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Lepidoptera Tineidae
Clothes moths
Front Wings: scaled
Hind Wings: scaled
Mouthparts: sucking
Antenna Length: shorter than body
Antenna Shape: straight
Front Legs: unmodified
Hind Legs: unmodified
Special Characteristics:
Tineidae are small moths, usually dull coloured. They have threadlike antennae with a ring of scales on each segment. The adults have short palps and the proboscis is small or absent.
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Comments: The larvae feed on a variety of substances including leaves, fungus, vegetable fibers, wool or hair. The species that feed on wool can be major pests in houses.
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Species:
Acrolophus propinquus (Walsingham)
Common Name:
Burrowing webworm
Feeding Habits: The larvae feed on the roots of grasses.
Distribution:
Comments:
All the species in the genus Acrolophus make tubular webs in the ground (sometimes as deep as 0.6 m) into which they retreat when disturbed.
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