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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths (Pyraloidea) » Pyralid Moths (Pyralidae) » Phycitinae » Phycitini » Acrobasis Group » Acrobasis » Mantled Acrobasis Moth  - Hodges#5659 (Acrobasis palliolella)

Species Acrobasis palliolella - Mantled Acrobasis Moth - Hodges#5659

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Season · Food · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Pyraloidea (Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths)
Family Pyralidae (Pyralid Moths)
Subfamily Phycitinae
Tribe Phycitini
No Taxon (Acrobasis Group)
Genus Acrobasis
Species palliolella (Mantled Acrobasis Moth - Hodges#5659)
Hodges Number
5659
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Acrobasis palliolella Ragonot, 1887
Size
forewing length = 7-8 mm (1)
Season
The main flight period is May to July. (2), (1)
Food
Heinrich (1956) reported the host "presumably hickory" (3)
See Also
Acrobasis caryalbella is very similar, however it is larger at forewing length 8.5-9.5 mm, and does not have extensive white shading of the head, thorax and basal area as seen on Acrobasis palliolella males. (1)
Print References
Heinrich, C., 1956. American moths of the subfamily Phycitinae. United States National Museum Bulletin 207: 16; fig. 142. (3)
Neunzig, H.H., 1986. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.2. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, p. 47; pl. 4, figs. 40-44. (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (2)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (4)
Works Cited
1.The Moths of America North of Mexico Fascicle 15.2 Pyralidae (Part) Phycitinae
H. H. Neunzig. 1986. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.American moths of the subfamily Phycitinae
Carl Heinrich. 1956. United States National Museum Bulletin 207: 1-581.
4.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Graham Montgomery on 22 July, 2010 - 2:54pm
Additional contributions by Maury Heiman, Randy Hardy, Steve Morris
Last updated 16 August, 2023 - 4:09pm

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