Acrobasis marmorea

Acrobasis marmorea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 marmorea Haworth, 1811
  • Trachycera marmorea
  • Myelois marmorea lugens Staudinger, 1881
  • Myelois epelydella Zeller, 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] [1].

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 Public Domain 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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