Acrobasis amplexella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Acrobasis |
Species: | A. amplexella |
Binomial name | |
Acrobasis amplexella Ragonot, 1887[1] |
Acrobasis amplexella is a species of snout moths in the genus Acrobasis. It was described by Ragonot in 1887, and is known from eastern Canada and the United States.[2]
The larvae feed on laurel species[3], including Kalmia angustifolia and Kalmia latifolia.