| Acrobasis rubrifasciella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Acrobasis |
| Species: | A. rubrifasciella |
| Binomial name | |
| Acrobasis rubrifasciella Packard, 1874[1] |
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The Alder Tubemaker Moth (Acrobasis rubrifasciella) is a species of snout moths in the genus Acrobasis. It was described by Packard in 1874, and is known from central-eastern Canada and eastern United States.
The larvae feed on Alnus species, including Alnus serrulata and Alnus rugosa. Young larvae feed on wintered leaf-buds of thir host plant. Later, it constructs a silken tube with, from which shelter it feeds. Pupation takes place in a pupal chamber which is constructed at the end of the tube. Up to nine larvae may occur in a single nest, but each in its own tube.[2]