Acrobasis juglandis Le Baron, 1872 is a animal in the Pyralidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Acrobasis juglandis Le Baron, 1872

Acrobasis juglandis Le Baron, 1872

Acrobasis juglandis, the pecan leaf casebearer, is a 18 mm wingspan Pyralidae moth found in North America whose larvae feed on nut trees.

Family
Genus
Acrobasis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Acrobasis juglandis Le Baron, 1872

Acrobasis juglandis, commonly known as the pecan leaf casebearer, is a moth species belonging to the family Pyralidae. This species was first described by Le Baron in 1872. It is distributed in Ontario, Canada; in the United States, it ranges from Vermont south to Florida, and from North Dakota west to New Mexico. The wingspan of adult Acrobasis juglandis is approximately 18 millimeters. The larval stage of this moth feeds on Carya illinoensis, Juglans nigra, Juglans cinerea, and Juglans microcarpa.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Pyralidae › Acrobasis

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