Acrobasis juglandis
Acrobasis juglandis, the pecan leaf casebearer, is a moth of the family Pyralidae.[1] It is found in Ontario, from Vermont south to Florida and from North Dakota to New Mexico.
Larva and case
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Acrobasis |
| Species: | A. juglandis |
| Binomial name | |
| Acrobasis juglandis (LeBaron, 1872) | |
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Its wingspan is about 18 mm.
The larva feed on Carya illinoensis, Juglans nigra, Juglans cinerea and Juglans microcarpa.
References
- "Acrobasis Zeller, 1839" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
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