Acrobasis caryivorella

Acrobasis caryivorella, the pecan nursery casemaker, is a species of snout moth in the genus Acrobasis. It was described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1887, and is known from southeastern Ontario, Canada, and the eastern United States.

Acrobasis caryivorella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Acrobasis
Species:
A. caryivorella
Binomial name
Acrobasis caryivorella
Synonyms
  • Cateremna tumidulella Ragonot, 1887
  • Acrocaula comacornella Hulst, 1900

There are two to four generations per year.

The larvae feed on Carya and Juglans species. Larvae of the first generation bore into the new growth of their host plant. The species overwinters in the larval stage. Larvae of the following generation hollow out the interior of the nut and pupate within.[2]

References
  1. Markku Savela. "Acrobasis Zeller, 1839". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  2. "Life History of Pecan Nut Case-Bearer Acrobasis Caryivorella Zell". Ingentaconnect.com. 1925-02-01. Retrieved 2011-12-16.


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