Acrobasis caryae
| Acrobasis caryae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Acrobasis |
| Species: | A. caryae |
| Binomial name | |
| Acrobasis caryae Grote, 1881[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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The Hickory Shoot Borer (Acrobasis caryae) is a species of snout moths in the genus Acrobasis. It was described by Grote in 1881, and is known from southeastern Ontario, Canada, and the eastern United States.[2]
The larvae feed on Carya species, including Carya cordiformis, Carya tomentosa, Carya pallida, Carya glabra, Carya ovata and Carya carolinae-septentrionalis. They feed within the shoots of their host plant.
References
- ↑ "''Acrobasis'' at funet.fi". Nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ↑ "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2011-12-16.