Moths of North Carolina
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Acrobasis betulella Hulst, 1890 - Birch Tubemaker Moth

Acrobasis betulella
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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Pyralidae		Subfamily:
Phycitinae		Tribe:
Phycitini		P3 Number:
80a0103		 MONA Number:
5688.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Forewing Length: 9 - 11.5 mm (Neunzig, 1986)
Genitalia and other structural photos
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable only through rearing to adulthood.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Acrobasis betulellaAlamance 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.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: The larvae feed on members of the Betulaceae and less commonly on members of the Myricaceae (Craighead et al., 1950; Schaffner, 1959; Neunzig, 1972; Prentice, 1966; Pohl et al., 2005; Robinson et al., 2010). The reported hosts include alders (Alnus), Yellow Birch (Betula alleghaniensis), Paper Birch (B. papyrifera), Gray Birch (B. populifolia), hazelnuts (Corylus) and sweet-gales (Myrica). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Montane Mesic Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S1S3
State Protection:
Comments:

 Photo Gallery for Acrobasis betulella - Birch Tubemaker Moth

Photos: 3
Acrobasis betulella
Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2016-07-29
Ashe Co.
Comment: Female		Acrobasis betulella
Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2016-07-04
Ashe Co.
Comment: Male
Acrobasis betulella
Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 2016-07-04
Ashe Co.
Comment: Male, underside