Acrobasis caliginella

Acrobasis caliginella · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Pyralidae

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Acrobasis caliginella
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY

Acrobasis caliginella is a snout moth belonging to the genus Acrobasis. It lives in California and Arizona in the United States. The caterpillars feed on several oak species, including coast live oak and scrub oak.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Acrobasis caliginella is a snout moth in the genus Acrobasis.

Source: Wikipedia

What it eats

The larvae feed on oak trees such as Quercus agrifolia, Q. wizlizenii, Q. dumosa, Q. durata and Q. vaccinifolia.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range includes California and Arizona in the United States.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 3 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Oregon, Arizona.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Months it is reported in the US

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More photos

Acrobasis caliginella photo 2
Photo: Donald Hobern, CC BY
Acrobasis caliginella photo 3
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY

Questions people ask

What does Acrobasis caliginella eat?

Its caterpillars feed on several oak species, including coast live oak and scrub oak.

Source: Wikipedia

Where is Acrobasis caliginella found?

It occurs in California and Arizona in the United States.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Pyralidae)

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrobasis_caliginella

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