Elder Shoot Borer
Achatodes zeae
The Elder Shoot Borer Moth or Spindle Worm is a moth species of the Noctuidae family.
The species has been known to taxonomists since at least 1841 but gained notoriety in 1927, when many of the species were found boring into the shoots of the common elder bush in Wisconsin, USA.
The species has been known to taxonomists since at least 1841 but gained notoriety in 1927, when many of the species were found boring into the shoots of the common elder bush in Wisconsin, USA.