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title: "Eastern Grass Tubeworm Moth"
description: "Acrolophus plumifrontella — Insetos e aranhas. Acrolophus plumifrontella, the eastern grass-tubeworm moth, is a moth of the family Acrolophidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/eastern-grass-tubeworm-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eastern Grass Tubeworm Moth

> Acrolophus plumifrontella — Insetos e aranhas. Acrolophus plumifrontella, the eastern grass-tubeworm moth, is a moth of the family Acrolophidae.

- Scientific name: *Acrolophus plumifrontella*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados)
- iNaturalist observations: 7817
- Wikidata: [Q4676063](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4676063)
- iNaturalist taxon: [212400](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/212400)

## Names

- en: Eastern Grass Tubeworm Moth
- de: Acrolophus plumifrontalis
- es: Acrolophus plumifrontalis

## Countries with the most observations

US (5950)

## Summary

Acrolophus plumifrontella, the eastern grass-tubeworm moth, is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in North America, including Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
The wingspan is about 28 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrolophus_plumifrontella

## Photo

![Eastern Grass Tubeworm Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-grass-tubeworm-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: kcthetc1 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/230909959

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eastern-grass-tubeworm-moth?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).