Acrobasis tricolorella

Acrobasis tricolorella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Acrobasis
Species:	A. tricolorella
Binomial name
	Acrobasis tricolorella; Grote, 1878
Synonyms
	Mineola scitulella Hulst, 1900;

Acrobasis tricolorella, the destructive prune worm or tricolored acrobasis moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Acrobasis. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878, and is known from southern Canada and northern United States.^[1]

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The ground color of the forewing is gray dusted with white scales, with a bi-colored brown and white basal crossband, a small elongate discal spot and a blackish and white apical zigzag band. The hindwings are broad and white with grayish margins.^[2] Adults are on wing from June to October.^[3]

The larvae feed on Prunus, Malus pumila, Prunus armeniaca, Sorbus americana, Rosa, Amelanchier and Heteromeles arbutifolia. They feed on buds and fruits of their host plant. The species overwinters in the larval stage.

References[]

^ Savela, Markku, ed. (January 5, 2019). "Acrobasis tricolorella Grote, 1878". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
^ Simonsen, T. (2008). "Species Details Acrobasis tricolorella". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
^ Roberts, Jason D. (July 16, 2017). "Species Acrobasis tricolorella - Tricolored Acrobasis Moth - Hodges#5655". BugGuide. Retrieved November 11, 2020.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (January 5, 2019). "Acrobasis tricolorella Grote, 1878". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 11, 2020.

[2] Simonsen, T. (2008). "Species Details Acrobasis tricolorella". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2020.

[3] Roberts, Jason D. (July 16, 2017). "Species Acrobasis tricolorella - Tricolored Acrobasis Moth - Hodges#5655". BugGuide. Retrieved November 11, 2020.

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