Acrobasis demotella
| Acrobasis demotella | |
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| Larva | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Acrobasis |
| Species: | A. demotella |
| Binomial name | |
| Acrobasis demotella Grote, 1881 | |
The Walnut shoot moth (Acrobasis demotella) is a moth of the family Pyralidae.[1] It is found in the United States, from Ontario south to North Carolina and west to Missouri and Michigan.
The wingspan is 20–24 mm.
The larva feed on Juglans species, Carya illinoinensis and other Carya species.
References
- ↑ Markku Savela (September 8, 2005). "Acrobasis genus". funet.fi. Retrieved 2009-03-12.