Acrobasis comptoniella, the sweetfern leaf casebearer or sweet-fern moth, is a species of snout moth in the subfamily Phycitinae. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1890 and is known from eastern Canada and the United States.
| Acrobasis comptoniella | |
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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. comptoniella
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| Binomial name | |
| Acrobasis comptoniella | |
The wingspan is about 22 mm (0.87 in).[2] There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Comptonia peregrina.[3]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Acrobasis comptoniella Hulst, 1890". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ Roberts, Jason D. (November 10, 2018). "Species Acrobasis comptoniella - Sweetfern Leaf Casebearer - Hodges#5691". BugGuide. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ Wilson, Louis F. (March 1970). "Life history and habits of a sweet-fern moth, Acrobasis comptoniella (Lepidoptera: Phycitidae), in Michigan". The Canadian Entomologist. 102 (3): 257–263. doi:10.4039/Ent102257-3.
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