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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