Acrobasis marmorea

Acrobasis marmorea is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in Europe.

Acrobasis marmorea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Acrobasis
Species:
A. marmorea
Binomial name
Acrobasis marmorea
(Haworth, 1811)
Synonyms
  • Phycis marmorea Haworth, 1811
  • Trachycera marmorea
  • Myelois marmorea lugens Staudinger, 1881
  • Myelois epelydella Zeller, 1839

The wingspan is 18–23 mm. The moth flies in one generation from June to August .

The caterpillars feed on hawthorn and blackthorn.

Notes

    ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.


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