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Acrolophus pholeter
Acrolophus pholeter is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It was described by Donald R. Davis in 1988. It is found in North America, including Florida. Larvae have been reported to feed on animal fecal matter, particularly that of tortoises.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 212399.