Species of moth
Acrobasis suavella, the thicket knot-horn, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It was described by Johann Leopold Theodor Friedrich Zincken in 1818 and is found in Europe.
Fig. 5 larva after final moult on its foodplant in galleries of frass covered webon stunted sloe bushes
The wingspan is 19–24 mm. The moth flies in one generation from June to September.[1]
The caterpillars preferably feed on blackthorn.
Notes
- ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
References
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
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