Acrobasis comptoniella explained

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 22mm.[1] There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Comptonia peregrina.[2]

Notes and References

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

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