Birch Tubemaker Moth
Acrobasis betulella Hulst, 1890
Birch Tubemaker Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/6880
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Hodges #5688 
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2 Records

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Status

Rare in Maryland. One record from Garrett County on 7/23/2001 (Glaser, Micromoths).

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Acrobasis betulella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Acrobasis
Species:
A. betulella
Binomial name
Acrobasis betulella
Hulst, 1890[1]
Synonyms
  • Acrobasis hebescella Hulst, 1890

Acrobasis betulella, the birch tubemaker, is a species of snout moth in the genus Acrobasis. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1890, and is known from southeastern Canada and the United States.

There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Betula species, including Betula populifolia and Betula papyrifera. The species overwinters in the larval stage. Young larvae probably bore into unfolding buds. Older larvae draw several leaves together with silk and consume the margins of the leaves. Pupation takes place in a pupal chamber which is made at the end of the tube.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Markku Savela. "Acrobasis Zeller, 1839". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  2. ^ Neunzig, H. H. (1972). Taxonomy of Acrobasis larvae and pupae in Eastern North America. Retrieved 2011-12-16. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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