Moths of North Carolina

Scientific Name:	Common Name:		Family (Alpha):

View PDF	Pyralidae Members:	Acrobasis Members:	5 NC Records
Acrobasis amplexella Ragonot, 1887 - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Superfamily: Pyraloidea

Family: Pyralidae

Subfamily: Phycitinae

Tribe: Phycitini

P3 Number: 800151.00

MONA Number: 5654.00

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions:	Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF	Technical Description, Adults: Neunzig (1996)
Adult Markings: "[vaccinii and amplexella] can be very close. Underside forewing can distinguish males, but females are generally by association" (Scholtens, 2017)
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from photos showing hindwings, abdomen, or other specialized views [e.g., frons, palps, antennae, undersides].

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) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Our two records come from fairly low elevations in the Mountains, both of which may have Kalmia growing in the vicinity

Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Kalmia species (Heppner, 2003).

See also Habitat Account for General Upland Heath Thickets

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S2S3

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Acrobasis amplexella - No common name			Photos: 1
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2014-06-25 Madison Co. Comment:

Photo Gallery for Acrobasis amplexella - No common name