Acrobasis rubrifasciella

Acrobasis rubrifasciella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pyralidae
Genus:Acrobasis
Species: A. rubrifasciella
Binomial name
Acrobasis rubrifasciella
Synonyms
  • Acrobasis alnella McDunnough, 1922
  • Acrobasis dyarella Ely, 1910

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. Later, it constructs a silken tube with, from which shelter it feeds. Pupation takes place in a pupal chamber which is constructed at the end of the tube. Up to nine larvae may occur in a single nest, but each in its own tube.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Acrobasis Zeller, 1839". Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  2. ↑ "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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