Alder Tubemaker Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/16/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
An Alder Tubemaker Moth collected in Maryland.
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Alders are the larval host plants (Glaser, Micromoths).
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Alder Tubemaker Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/16/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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An Alder Tubemaker Moth collected in Maryland.
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| Acrobasis rubrifasciella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Acrobasis |
| Species: | A. rubrifasciella
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| Acrobasis rubrifasciella | |
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Acrobasis rubrifasciella, the alder tubemaker moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Acrobasis. It was described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1874, and is known from central-eastern Canada and eastern United States.
The larvae feed on Alnus species, including Alnus serrulata and Alnus rugosa. Young larvae feed on wintered leaf-buds of their host plant.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Markku Savela. "Acrobasis Zeller, 1839". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ^ "Life of Acrobasis rubrifasciella (Lepidoptera: Phycitidae), Its Main Parasite, Agathis calcarata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), and Three Hyperparasites (Chalcidoidea)". Ingentaconnect.com. 1966-11-01. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
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