Acrobasis marmorea

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Acrobasis marmorea
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Acrobasis
Species:
A. marmorea
Binomial name
Acrobasis marmorea
(Haworth, 1811)
Synonyms
  • Phycis marmoreaHaworth, 1811
  • Trachycera marmorea
  • Myelois marmorea lugensStaudinger, 1881
  • Myelois epelydellaZeller, 1839

Acrobasis marmorea is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in Europe.

The wingspan is 18–23 mm. The moth flies in one generation from June to August. [1] [2] .

Fig. 6 larva after final moult Buckler W The larvae of the British butterflies and moths Plate CLVIII.jpg
Fig. 6 larva after final moult

The caterpillars feed on hawthorn and blackthorn.

Notes

  1. ↑ Goater, Barry (1986) British Pyralid Moths: A Guide to their Identification. Colchester: Harley Books. pp. 107–8. ISBN 0-946589-08-9.
  2. ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description

^ The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.


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