Acrobasis sylviella

Acrobasis sylviella, the ironwood tubemaker moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Acrobasis. It was described by Charles Russell Ely in 1908 and is known from eastern Canada and the United States.

Acrobasis sylviella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Acrobasis
Species:
A. sylviella
Binomial name
Acrobasis sylviella
Ely, 1908[1]

There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Ostrya virginiana and Corylus species. They draw together several leaves with silk and a tube is constructed. Pupation takes place in a pupal chamber, which is constructed at the end of the tube.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Acrobasis sylviella Ely, 1908". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  2. Taxonomy of Acrobasis larvae and pupae in Eastern North America. Books.google.nl. Retrieved 2011-12-16.


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