Acrobasis comptella

Acrobasis comptella is a species of snout moth in the genus Acrobasis. It was described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1887, and is known from the western United States.

Acrobasis comptella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Acrobasis
Species:
A. comptella
Binomial name
Acrobasis comptella
Synonyms
  • Rhodophaea kofa Opler, 1977
  • Rhodophaea fria Opler, 1977
  • Rhodophaea neva Opler, 1977

The larvae feed on Quercus dumosa, Quercus douglasii, Quercus garryana, Quercus ajoensis and Chrysolepis sempervirens.

References

  1. Markku Savela. "Acrobasis". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2011-12-16.


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