Biology:Acrobasis legatea

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Short description: Species of moth

Acrobasis legatea
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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 moth in the genus Acrobasis. It was described by Adrian Hardy 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 feed on Rhamnus catharticus and Frangula alnus.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4675229 entry