Acrobasis caryalbella
Appearance
Acrobasis caryalbella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Acrobasis |
Species: | A. caryalbella
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Binomial name | |
Acrobasis caryalbella |
Acrobasis caryalbella is a species of snout moth in the genus Acrobasis. It was described by Charles Russell Ely in 1913 and is known from the eastern United States.
There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Carya species, including Carya ovata, Carya tomentosa and Carya glabra. The species probably overwinters in the larval stage.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Acrobasis caryalbella Ely, 1913". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ Neunzig, H. H. (1972). Taxonomy of Acrobasis larvae and pupae in Eastern North America. Retrieved 2011-12-16.