Acrobasis angusella
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Species of moth
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Acrobasis |
| Species: | A. angusella
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| Acrobasis angusella | |
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Acrobasis angusella, the hickory leafstem borer or leafstem borer, is a species of snout moth. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1880, and is known from Quebec, Canada, and the north-eastern 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
[edit ]- ^ Markku Savela. "Acrobasis Zeller, 1839". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2011年12月16日.
- ^ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011年12月16日.
