Clemens' grass tubeworm moth
Acrolophus popeanella
Clemens' grass tubeworm moth is a dark brown moth with lighter brown patches. When it rests, it folds its wings over its back like a little tent. A tuft of long, hairy scales on its head makes it look like it is wearing a helmet.
Lives in
The eastern United States, in grassland, farmland and towns
Length
1.1 to 1.4 cm (0.43 to 0.55 in)
Wingspan
2.4 to 3.3 cm (0.94 to 1.3 in)
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It cannot bite or sting.
What does it eat?
Its caterpillars eat the roots of red clover.
How big is it?
How long is it?
How wide are its wings?
🍚as long as 2.5 grains of rice in a row🍚wings as wide as 6 grains of rice in a row⚽could fly across a whole football pitch in 29 seconds⚡moves 260 times its own body length every second
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How fast is it?
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
Clemens' grass tubeworm moth about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
It is found from New Jersey and Ohio down to Florida and west to Texas.
2
It feels at home in grassy fields, on farms and even in towns.
3
Its forewings have a striped pattern near the bottom edge.
you asked
Most asked questions about Clemens' grass tubeworm moth
?Why does Clemens' grass tubeworm moth look like it wears a helmet?
It has a tuft of long, hair like scales on its head.
?What does its caterpillar eat?
The caterpillars eat the roots of red clover.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Acrolophus popeanella
- Named by
- Clemens, 1859
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Acrolophidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Acrolophidae
- Lives on
- North America
Where the facts come from
- Acrolophus popeanella (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Rhododendrites. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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