Acrobasis palliolella

Acrobasis palliolella, the mantled acrobasis moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Acrobasis. It was described by Ragonot in 1887, and is known from Ontario, Canada, and the eastern United States.

Acrobasis palliolella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Acrobasis
Species:
A. palliolella
Binomial name
Acrobasis palliolella
Synonyms
  • Acrobasis albocapitella Hulst, 1888
  • Acrobasis feltella Dyar, 1910

The larvae feed on Carya species, including Carya ovata and Carya carolinae-septentrionalis.

References
  1. Markku Savela. "Acrobasis". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2011-12-16.


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