Walnut shoot moth

Description

Acrobasis demotella, the walnut shoot moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1881. It is found in North America, from Ontario south to North Carolina and west to Missouri and Michigan. The wingspan is 20–24 mm. The larva feed on Juglans species, Carya illinoinensis and other Carya species. Acrobasis is a genus of moths of the family Pyralidae.