Acrobasis porphyrella Duponchel, 1836 is a animal in the Pyralidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Acrobasis porphyrella Duponchel, 1836

Acrobasis porphyrella Duponchel, 1836

Acrobasis porphyrella is a Pyralidae moth found in parts of Southern Europe, whose larvae feed on two Erica species.

Family
Genus
Acrobasis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Acrobasis porphyrella Duponchel, 1836

Acrobasis porphyrella is a moth species that belongs to the Pyralidae family. It has been recorded in Spain, Portugal, France, Corsica, Sardinia, the Balearic Islands, Italy, and Croatia. The larvae of this moth feed on Erica arborea and Erica scoparia.

Photo: (c) Fernando de Juana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Fernando de Juana · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Pyralidae › Acrobasis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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