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 | |
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Adult | |
Larva | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Acrobasis |
Species: | A. demotella
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Binomial name | |
Acrobasis demotella Grote, 1881
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The wingspan is 20–24 mm.
The larva feeds on Juglans species, Carya illinoinensis and other Carya species.
References
edit- ^ "Acrobasis Zeller, 1839" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 15, 2017.