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Acrobasis indigenella (Zeller, 1848) - Leaf Crumpler Moth

Acrobasis indigenellaAcrobasis indigenellaAcrobasis indigenella
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Pyralidae		Subfamily:
Phycitinae		Tribe:
Phycitini		P3 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.).
Structural photos
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.
Acrobasis indigenellaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Immature Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: immatures.
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: hawthorn (Crataegus), apple (Malus), cherry (Prunus), firethorn (Pyracantha), Cotoneaster, quince (Cydonia), pear (Pyrus), and rose (Rosa). - View
Wikipedia
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: 9
Acrobasis indigenellaRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-06-24
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Acrobasis indigenellaRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-06-24
Transylvania Co.
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Acrobasis indigenellaRecorded by: David George on 2024-05-24
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Acrobasis indigenellaRecorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-18
Caswell Co.
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Acrobasis indigenellaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2022-05-18
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Acrobasis indigenellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-07-25
Madison Co.
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Acrobasis indigenellaRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-07-25
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Acrobasis indigenellaRecorded by: B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger, P. Scharf on 2015-06-18
Avery Co.
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Acrobasis indigenellaRecorded by: FKW, SBW on 2006-08-24
Gates Co.
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