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.
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 |
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.