Moths of North Carolina

Scientific Name:	Common Name:		Family (Alpha):

View PDF	Pyralidae Members:	Acrobasis Members:	10 NC Records
Acrobasis carpinivorella Neunzig, 1970 - No Common Name

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Taxonomy

Superfamily: Pyraloidea

Family: Pyralidae

Subfamily: Phycitinae

Tribe: Phycitini

P3 Number: 80a0105

MONA Number: 5665.00

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions:	Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD	Technical Description, Adults: Neunzig (1996)	Technical Description, Immature Stages: Neunzig (1972)
Adult Markings: "All Acrobasis with a 3 are very tricky for ID. In some cases it requires close look at male antennae, in others a look at the underside of the wings in males. In some cases females cannot be distinguished (e.g. A. angusella and A. latifasciella)" (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
Immature 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: All of our records come from mesic stands of hardwoods, including alluvial forests and cove forests.

Larval Host Plants: The hosts are poorly documented, but include Ironwood (Carpinus caroliniana), Bitternut Hickory (Carya cordiformis) and Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) (Prentice, 1966; Neunzig, 1972). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View

Wikipedia

See also Habitat Account for General Wet Hardwood Forests

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S3S4

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

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Acrobasis carpinivorella Neunzig, 1970 - No Common Name