Mantled Acrobasis

Acrobasis palliolella

''Acrobasis palliolella'', the mantled acrobasis moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Acrobasis''. It was described by Ragonot in 1887, and is known from Ontario, Canada, and the eastern United States.
Mantled Acrobasis - Acrobasis palliolella TL: ~10 mm. Grayish brown FW with slanting median line. Head and thorax are white. Host: Hickory. Status: Common. Habitat: Attracted to a 395 nm LED light in a rural area 2020(179) Acrobasis,Acrobasis palliolella,Geotagged,Mantled Acrobasis,Moth Week 2020,Pyralidae,Summer,United States,moth

Food

The larvae feed on ''Carya'' species, including ''Carya ovata'' and ''Carya carolinae-septentrionalis''.

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