Neotropical Microlepidoptera XXV: A new arboreal species of Acrolophus from Peru (Lepidoptera: Acrolophidae)
Journal of the New York Entomological Society
1992
Journal Article
100
2
191-202
Parque Nacional del Manu animals invertebrates arthropods insects butterflies Lepidoptera Acrolophus arboreus new species taxonomy systematics distributions morphology natural history Madre de Dios Bibliography
A new species, Acrolophus arboreus, of the endemic American family Acrolophidae is described from the upper Amazon of Peru. Similar larval material from Manaus, Brazil, suggests the species to be widespread through the Amazon Basin. The larvae are arboreal and construct elongate tubes of silk and wood fragments on the bark of several unrelated tree species. The larvae are believed to be scavengers on lichens and similar plant material.