Acrobasis glaucella, Crete - photo © Andreas Manz

Acrobasis glaucella, Crete - photo © Andreas Manz

Acrobasis glaucella (Staudinger, 1859)

MOTH INFO

Acrobasis glaucella is a moth of the family Pyralidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Acrobasis glaucella (Staudinger, 1859)

Acrobasis burmanni (Roesler, 1969)

Common name

Phycide glauque

Classification

Superfamily: Pyraloidea > Family: Pyralidae > Tribus: Phycitini > Genus: Acrobasis

Wingspan

19-23 mm

Habitat

Forest and shrub with Quercus species.

Φυτά-ξενιστές

The larva is monophagous on Fagaceae (Quercus coccifera, Quercus ilex) and feeds on the leaves. The larva can be spotted between two leaves that are spun one on top of the other.

Flight period
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