Acrobasis legatea

Acrobasis legatea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Acrobasis
Species: A. legatea
Binomial name
Acrobasis legatea
(Haworth, 1811)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phycis legatea Haworth, 1811
  • Trachycera legatea
  • Tinea legatella Hübner, 1796
  • Rhodophaea legatea naumanni Roesler, 1969
  • Zophodia legatalis Hübner, 1825

Acrobasis legatea is a species of snout moths in the genus Acrobasis. It was described by Haworth in 1811. It is found in most of Europe, except the north,[2] east to Russia and Kazakhstan.[3]

The wingspan is 19–25 mm. Adults are on wing from mid June to the beginning of September in one generation per year.[4]

The larvae feedson Rhamnus catharticus and Frangula alnus.

References

  1. ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  2. ↑ "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  3. ↑ "Acrobasis legatea - BOLD Systems - Taxonomy Browser". BOLD Systems. 1999-02-22. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  4. ↑ "Lot Moths and Butterflies". Lotmoths.com. 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2011-12-19.