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Acrobasis rubrifasciella (Alder Tubemaker Moth)

Synonyms: Acrobasis alnella; Acrobasis dyarella

Wikipedia Abstract

Acrobasis rubrifasciella, the alder tubemaker moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Acrobasis. It was described by Packard in 1874, and is known from central-eastern Canada and eastern United States. The larvae feed on Alnus species, including Alnus serrulata and Alnus rugosa. Young larvae feed on wintered leaf-buds of their host plant. Later, it constructs a silken tube with, from which shelter it feeds. Pupation takes place in a pupal chamber which is constructed at the end of the tube. Up to nine larvae may occur in a single nest, but each in its own tube.
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Prey / Diet

Alnus incana (gray alder)[1]
Alnus serrulata (hazel alder)[1]
Comptonia peregrina (sweet fern)[1]

External References

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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