Acrobasis tricolorella

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Acrobasis tricolorella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Acrobasis
Species:
A. tricolorella
Binomial name
Acrobasis tricolorella
Grote, 1878
Synonyms
  • Mineola scitulellaHulst, 1900

Acrobasis tricolorella, the destructive prune worm or tricolored acrobasis moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Acrobasis . It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878, and is known from southern Canada and northern United States. [1] [2]

Adults are on wing from June to October. [3]

The larvae feed on Prunus , Malus pumila , Prunus armeniaca , Sorbus americana , Rosa , Amelanchier and Heteromeles arbutifolia . They feed on buds and fruits of their host plant. The larvae engage in leaf rolling behavior. [4] The species overwinters in the larval stage.

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References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (January 5, 2019). "Acrobasis tricolorella Grote, 1878". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  2. Simonsen, T. (2008). "Species Details Acrobasis tricolorella". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  3. Roberts, Jason D. (July 16, 2017). "Species Acrobasis tricolorella - Tricolored Acrobasis Moth - Hodges#5655". BugGuide. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  4. Klem, Crystal C; Zaspel, Jennifer (19 September 2019). "Pest Injury Guilds, Lepidoptera, and Placing Fruit-Piercing Moths in Context: A Review". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 112 (5): 421–432. doi:10.1093/aesa/saz031.