Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Acrobasis betulella Hulst, 1890
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syn. Acrobasis hebescella Hulst, 1890
Explanation of Names
Species named for larval host Betula (birch).
Numbers
There are more than 44 species of the genus
Acrobasis in America north of Mexico.
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(3)Range
Northeastern United States; southeastern Canada.
(2)Season
The main flight period is June to October.
(2)Food
The larval host plants are
Betula species including the following.
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Betula populifolia Marshal (gray birch).
Betula papyrifera Marshal (paper birch).
Life Cycle
Larva; rolled birch leaf; adult
Print References
Hulst, G.D., 1890. The Phycitidae of North America.
Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 17:
125-126.
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Neunzig, H.H., 1975. A new species of
Acrobasis Zeller on river birch (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae).
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 77(2):
238, figs. 1-5.
Full text PDF
Neunzig, H.H., 1986.
The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.2. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, p. 59; pl. 6.10-17.
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