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Acrobasis comptoniella

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Acrobasis comptoniella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Acrobasis
Species:
A. comptoniella
Binomial name
Acrobasis comptoniella
Hulst, 1890[1]

Acrobasis comptoniella, the sweetfern leaf casebearer or sweet-fern moth, is a species of snout moth in the subfamily Phycitinae. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1890 and is known from eastern Canada and the United States.

The wingspan is about 22 mm (0.87 in).[2] There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Comptonia peregrina.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Acrobasis comptoniella Hulst, 1890". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  2. ^ Roberts, Jason D. (November 10, 2018). "Species Acrobasis comptoniella - Sweetfern Leaf Casebearer - Hodges#5691". BugGuide. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  3. ^ Wilson, Louis F. (March 1970). "Life history and habits of a sweet-fern moth, Acrobasis comptoniella (Lepidoptera: Phycitidae), in Michigan". The Canadian Entomologist. 102 (3): 257–263. doi:10.4039/Ent102257-3.