Acrobasis caryalbella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Acrobasis |
Species: | A. caryalbella |
Binomial name | |
Acrobasis caryalbella Ely, 1913[1] |
Acrobasis caryalbella is a species of snout moths in the genus Acrobasis. It was described by Ely in 1913, and is known from the eastern United States.
There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Carya speceies, including Carya ovata, Carya tomentosa and Carya glabra. The species probably overwinters in the larval stage.[2]