Acrobasis consociella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Acrobasis |
| Species: | A. consociella
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| Acrobasis consociella (Hübner, 1813)
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Acrobasis consociella is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in Europe.
The wingspan is 19–22 mm. It is very similar to Acrobasis sodalella[1][2] [3] Meyrick describes it Differs from A. sodalellaonly as follows: forewings mixed or sometimes much suffused with dark fuscous, basal area distinctly paler, more mixed with ochreous-whitish, first line less distinct, browner. Larva pale grey, tinged with yellowish or greenish ; subdorsal, and lateral lines dark grey ; a whitish black-ringed lateral spot on 3; head and plate of 2 yellow-brownish, darker dotted: in a silken gallery amongst spun leaves of oak ; 5, 6.[4]
The moth flies in one generation from the end of May to August. The larva feeds on oak.
References
[edit]- ^ Parsons, M. Clancey, C. 2023 A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland Atropos Publishing ISBN 9780955108648
- ^ Goater, B., Dyke . G. and Tweedie, R. 1986 British Pyralid Moths: A Guide to Their Identification ISBN 9780946589081
- ^ lepiforum.de includes images
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
External links
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- Microlepidoptera.nl (in Dutch)
- waarneming.nl (in Dutch).
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
- Acrobasis consociella on UKmoths
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