Walnut Shoot Moth

Acrobasis demotella

''Acrobasis demotella'', the walnut shoot moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1881. It is found in North America, from Ontario south to North Carolina and west to Missouri and Michigan.
Walnut Shoot Moth - Acrobasis demotella TL: ~10 mm. FW with gray median area and reddish brown scale ridge edged with orange and white bands. Head and thorax are white. Host: Black walnut. Status: Common. Habitat: Attracted to a 395 nm LED light in a semi-rural area 2021(29) Acrobasis,Acrobasis demotella,Geotagged,Pyralidae,Spring,United States,moth

Appearance

The wingspan is 20–24 mm.

Food

The larva feed on ''Juglans'' species, ''Carya illinoinensis'' and other ''Carya'' species.

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