Acrobasis angusella

Acrobasis angusella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Acrobasis
Species:	A. angusella
Binomial name
	Acrobasis angusella; Grote, 1880
Synonyms
	Acrobasis eliella Dyar, 1908;

Acrobasis angusella, the hickory leafstem borer or leafstem borer, is a species of snout moth in the genus Acrobasis. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1880, and is known from Quebec, Canada, and northeastern United States.

The wingspan is about 18 mm.^[2] Adults are on wing from May to September.

The larvae feed on Carya species, including Carya glabra, Carya ovalis and Carya tomentosa. They bore in the leaf stems of their host plant, causing the leaves to fall off.

References[]

^ Markku Savela. "Acrobasis Zeller, 1839". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
^ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-12-16.

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[1] Markku Savela. "Acrobasis Zeller, 1839". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2011-12-16.

[2] "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-12-16.

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