Acrobasis demotella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Acrobasis |
Species: | A. demotella |
Binomial name | |
Acrobasis demotella Grote, 1881 |
The Walnut shoot moth (Acrobasis demotella) is a moth of the family Pyralidae. [1] It is found in the United States, from Ontario south to North Carolina and west to Missouri and Michigan.
The wingspan is 20-24 mm.
The larva feed on Juglans species, Carya illinoinensis and other Carya species.