Hickory shoot borer

Acrobasis caryae

"Acrobasis caryae", the hickory shoot borer, is a species of snout moth in the genus "Acrobasis". It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1881, and is known from southeastern Ontario, Canada, and the eastern United States.
Hickory Shoot Borer - Acrobasis caryae Total length: 10 mm. Gray forewing with reddish and black bands. Acrobasis caryae,Geotagged,Summer,United States,acrobasis caryae,hickory shoot borer,moth,moth week 2018

Food

The larvae feed on "Carya" species, including "Carya cordiformis", "Carya tomentosa", "Carya pallida", "Carya glabra", "Carya ovata" and "Carya carolinae-septentrionalis". They feed within the shoots of their host plant.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyPyralidae
GenusAcrobasis
SpeciesA. caryae
Photographed in
United States of America