| Acrobasis legatea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Acrobasis |
| Species: | A. legatea |
| Binomial name | |
| Acrobasis legatea (Haworth, 1811)[1] |
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Acrobasis legatea is a species of snout moths in the genus Acrobasis. It was described by Haworth in 1811. It is found in most of Europe, except the north,[2] east to Russia and Kazakhstan.[3]
The wingspan is 19-25 mm. Adults are on wing from mid June to the beginning of September in one generation per year.[4]
The larvae feedson Rhamnus catharticus and Frangula alnus.