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

Acrobasis ostryella
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: PyralidaeSubfamily: PhycitinaeTribe: PhycitiniP3 Number: 80a0108 MONA Number: 5680.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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Flight 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: 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). - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Corylaceous Thickets and Understories
Status in North Carolina
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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S1S3
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2018-06-16
Cabarrus Co.
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