Acrobasis suavella

Acrobasis suavella, the thicket knot-horn, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It was described by Johann Leopold Theodor Friedrich Zincken in 1818 and is found in Europe.

Acrobasis suavella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Acrobasis
Species:
A. suavella
Binomial name
Acrobasis suavella
(Zincken, 1818)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phycis suavella Zincken, 1818
  • Trachycera suavella
  • Mineola supposita Heinrich, 1940
  • Phycita porphyrea Stephens, 1834

The wingspan is 19–24 mm. The moth flies in one generation from June to September.

The caterpillars preferably feed on blackthorn.

Notes
  1. ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
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References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 16, 2017.


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