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Acrobasis juglandis

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Species of moth

Acrobasis juglandis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Acrobasis
Species: A. juglandis
Binomial name
Acrobasis juglandis
(LeBaron, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Phycita juglandis LeBaron, 1872

Acrobasis juglandis, the pecan leaf casebearer, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in Ontario, from Vermont south to Florida and from North Dakota to New Mexico.

Larva and case

Its wingspan is about 18 mm.

The larva feeds on Carya illinoensis, Juglans nigra, Juglans cinerea and Juglans microcarpa.

References

  1. "Acrobasis Zeller, 1839" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
Taxon identifiers
Acrobasis juglandis


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