Acrobasis juglandis, the pecan leaf casebearer, is a moth of the family Pyralidae.[1] It is found in Ontario, from Vermont south to Florida and from North Dakota to New Mexico.

Acrobasis juglandis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Acrobasis
Species:
A. juglandis
Binomial name
Acrobasis juglandis
(LeBaron, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Phycita juglandis LeBaron, 1872
Larva and case

Its wingspan is about 18 mm.

The larva feeds on Carya illinoensis, Juglans nigra, Juglans cinerea and Juglans microcarpa.

References

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  1. ^ "Acrobasis Zeller, 1839" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 16, 2017.