A Cordovan Pyralid Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/18/2016).

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A Cordovan Pyralid Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/6/2015). Verified by Hugh McGuinness.

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Cordovan Pyralid Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/1/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 393018 - Psn: 55)

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Cordovan Pyralid Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/30/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 405276 - Psn: 55)

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Cordovan Pyralid Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/2/2023). (c) Claire Ciafré, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 816764 - Psn: 55)

Cordovan Pyralid Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/2/2023). (c) Claire Ciafré, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Cordovan Pyralid Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/15/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1310839 - Psn: 56)

Cordovan Pyralid Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/15/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Cordovan Pyralid Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/28/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 186231 - Psn: 65)

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Cordovan Pyralid Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (8/6/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 435098 - Psn: 66)

Cordovan Pyralid Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (8/6/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Cordovan Pyralid Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/31/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 449169 - Psn: 66)

Cordovan Pyralid Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/31/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Cordovan Pyralid Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/17/2010).

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A Cordovan Pyralid Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/15/2004). Determined by John Glaser.

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A Cordovan Pyralid Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/15/2004). Determined by John Glaser.

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A Cordovan Pyralid Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/15/2004). Determined by John Glaser.

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Cordovan Pyralid Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 208795 - Psn: 76)

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Cordovan Pyralid Moth in Montgomery Co. (Date obscured). (c) Stella Tea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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One of the many hickory feeders in this genus (Glaser, Micromoths).

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A Cordovan Pyralid Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/18/2016). View Record Details Media by Shannon Schade.

A Cordovan Pyralid Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/6/2015). Verified by Hugh McGuinness. View Record Details Media by Robert Aguilar, SERC.

Cordovan Pyralid Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/2/2023). (c) Claire Ciafré, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Claire Ciafré via iNaturalist.

Cordovan Pyralid Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/15/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

Cordovan Pyralid Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (8/6/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Emilio Concari.

Cordovan Pyralid Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/31/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Emilio Concari.

A Cordovan Pyralid Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/17/2010). View Record Details Media by Bob Patterson.

A Cordovan Pyralid Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/15/2004). Determined by John Glaser. View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

Cordovan Pyralid Moth in Montgomery Co. (Date obscured). (c) Stella Tea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) View Record Details Media by Stella Tea (stazandgazer) via iNaturalist.

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Acrobasis exsulella

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Acrobasis
Species:	A. exsulella
Binomial name
*Acrobasis exsulella* (Zeller, 1848)^[1]
Synonyms
Myelois exsulella Zeller, 1848 Acrobasis septentrionella Dyar, 1925 Acrobasis peplifera Dyar, 1925

Acrobasis exsulella, the cordovan pyralid moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Acrobasis. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1848, and is known from the southeastern United States.

References

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^ Markku Savela. "Acrobasis Zeller, 1839". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2011-12-16.

Taxon identifiers
Acrobasis exsulella	Wikidata: Q4675201 BAMONA: Acrobasis-exsulella BOLD: 16160 BugGuide: 337345 CoL: 64M6J EoL: 372728 GBIF: 1874257 iNaturalist: 417135 Insecta.pro: 37397 IRMNG: 10911326 LepIndex: 8384 MONA: 5672 NatureServe: 2.1065990 NCBI: 688580 Open Tree of Life: 501976

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Cordovan Pyralid Moth

Acrobasis exsulella Zeller, 1848

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