Moths of North Carolina
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30 NC Records

Acrobasis indigenella (Zeller, 1848) - Leaf Crumpler Moth

Acrobasis indigenellaAcrobasis indigenellaAcrobasis indigenella
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: PyralidaeSubfamily: PhycitinaeTribe: PhycitiniP3 Number: 80a0075 MONA Number: 5651.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Neunzig (1996)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: In indigenella the medial band runs at an angle, in vaccinni it is perpendicular to the costa (J.B. Sullivan, pers. obs.).
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Immature Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Our records come from a wide range of habitats, including open, herb-dominated fields to high elevation hardwood forests, to sandhills.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Apple and on most other shrubby members of the Rosaceae (Forbes, 1923). Neunzig (1972) lists the following: Crataegus, Malus, Prunus, Pyracantha, Cotoneaster, Cydonia, Pyrus, and Rosa. - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Rosaceous Thickets
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S3S5
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Acrobasis indigenella - Leaf Crumpler Moth

Photos: 8

Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-06-24
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-06-24
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-18
Caswell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-05-18
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-07-25
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-07-25
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger, P. Scharf on 2015-06-18
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: FKW, SBW on 2006-08-24
Gates Co.
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