Acrobasis suavella

Acrobasis suavella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Acrobasis
Species: A. suavella
Binomial name
Acrobasis suavella
(Zincken, 1818)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phycis suavella Zincken, 1818
  • Trachycera suavella
  • Mineola supposita Heinrich, 1940
  • Phycita porphyrea Stephens, 1834

Acrobasis suavella, commonly called thicket knot-horn, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in Europe.

The wingspan is 19–24 mm. The moth flies in one generation from June to September.

The caterpillars preferably feed on blackthorn.

Notes

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

References

  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-07.

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