Acrobasis demotella

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Acrobasis demotella, the walnut shoot moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1881.[1] It is found in North America, from Ontario south to North Carolina and west to Missouri and Michigan.

Acrobasis demotella
Adult
Larva
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Acrobasis
Species:
A. demotella
Binomial name
Acrobasis demotella
Grote, 1881

The wingspan is 20–24 mm.

The larva feeds on Juglans species, Carya illinoinensis and other Carya species.

References

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  1. ^ "Acrobasis Zeller, 1839" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
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