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Acrobasis elyi

(Acrobasis elyi)

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Description

Acrobasis elyi is a species of snout moth in the genus Acrobasis. It was described by Herbert H. Neunzig in 1970, and is known from Connecticut to Florida in the United States. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on Carya species including Carya tomentosa. The species overwinters in the larval stage. Acrobasis is a genus of moths of the family Pyralidae.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pyralidae
Genus:Acrobasis
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