Moths of North Carolina
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Acrobasis ostryella Ely, 1913 - No Common Name

Acrobasis ostryellaAcrobasis ostryella
view caption 		Acrobasis ostryella
view caption 		Acrobasis ostryella
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Pyralidae		Subfamily:
Phycitinae		Tribe:
Phycitini		P3 Number:
80a0108		 MONA Number:
5680.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Genitalia and other structural photos
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Acrobasis ostryellaAlamance 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 Hanover 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: In the Mountains of North Carolina, we have a record from near the top of one of the peaks in the Amphibolite region, where rich soils are likely to be present. The site in the Piedmont is located adjacent to a bottomland forest with rich alluvial soils.
Larval Host Plants: Larvae have been recorded on American Hop-hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) and American Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana) (Robinson et al., 2010). In North Carolina, a larva has been reared from American Hop-hornbeam. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Corylaceous Thickets and Understories
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S1S3
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 Photo Gallery for Acrobasis ostryella - None

Photos: 10
Acrobasis ostryella
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-07-20
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Acrobasis ostryella
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
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Acrobasis ostryella
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Acrobasis ostryella
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-06-02
Orange Co.
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Acrobasis ostryella
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-06-02
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Acrobasis ostryella
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-06-02
Orange Co.
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Acrobasis ostryella
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-04-12
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Acrobasis ostryella
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-04-12
Orange Co.
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Acrobasis ostryella
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-04-12
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Acrobasis ostryella
Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2018-06-16
Cabarrus Co.
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