Biology:Acrobasis amplexella

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Short description: Species of moth

Acrobasis amplexella
Acrobasis amplexella -26449, det. R. Hannawacker, South Rim Grand Canyon, Arizona. 13 July 1942, Louis Schellbach III (49553366647).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Acrobasis
Species:
A. amplexella
Binomial name
Acrobasis amplexella
Ragonot, 1887[1]

Acrobasis amplexella is a species of snout moth in the genus Acrobasis. It was described by Ragonot in 1887, and is known from eastern Canada and the United States .[2]

The larvae feed on laurel species,[3] including Kalmia angustifolia and Kalmia latifolia.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4675149 entry