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Acrobasis angusella (Hickory Leafstem Borer)

Synonyms: Acrobasis caryalbella; Acrobasis eliella

Wikipedia Abstract

Acrobasis angusella, the hickory leafstem borer or leafstem borer, is a species of snout moth in the genus Acrobasis. It was described by Grote in 1880, and is known from Quebec, Canada, and northeastern United States. The wingspan is about 18 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September. The larvae feed on Carya species, including Carya glabra, Carya ovalis and Carya tomentosa. They bore in the leaf stems of their host plant, causing the leaves to fall off.
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Prey / Diet

Carya alba (mockernut hickory)[1]
Carya cordiformis (bitternut hickory)[1]
Carya glabra (pignut hickory)[1]
Carya ovata (carya ovata australis)[1]
Juglans nigra (black walnut)[1]

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0