Acrobasis palliolella
Appearance
Mantled acrobasis moth | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Acrobasis |
Species: | A. palliolella
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Binomial name | |
Acrobasis palliolella | |
Synonyms | |
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Acrobasis palliolella, the mantled acrobasis moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Acrobasis. It was described by Ragonot in 1887, and is known from Ontario, Canada, and the eastern United States.
The larvae feed on Carya species, including Carya ovata and Carya carolinae-septentrionalis.
References
[edit]- ^ Markku Savela. "Acrobasis". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2011-12-16.