Acrobasis legatea

Acrobasis legatea is a species of snout moth in the genus Acrobasis. It was described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811. It is found in most of Europe, except the north,[2] east to Russia and Kazakhstan.[3]

Acrobasis legatea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Acrobasis
Species:	A. legatea
Binomial name
Acrobasis legatea (Haworth, 1811)[1]
Synonyms
Phycis legatea Haworth, 1811 Trachycera legatea Tinea legatella Hübner, 1796 Rhodophaea legatea naumanni Roesler, 1969 Zophodia legatalis Hübner, 1825

The wingspan is 19–25 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-June to the beginning of September in one generation per year.[4]

The larvae feedson Rhamnus catharticus and Frangula alnus.

References

1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
2. "Acrobasis legatea (Haworth, 1811)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
3. "Taxonomy Browser: Acrobasis legatea". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
4. "Acrobasis legatea (Haworth, 1811)". Lot Moths and Butterflies. July 14, 2011. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved 2011-12-19. Archived from the original Archived 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine June 10, 2015.