Acrobasis tricolorella explained

Acrobasis tricolorella, the destructive prune worm or tricolored acrobasis moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Acrobasis. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878, and is known from southern Canada and northern United States.[1] [2]

Adults are on wing from June to October.[3]

The larvae feed on Prunus, Malus pumila, Prunus armeniaca, Sorbus americana, Rosa, Amelanchier and Heteromeles arbutifolia. They feed on buds and fruits of their host plant. The larvae engage in leaf rolling behavior.[4] The species overwinters in the larval stage.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . January 5, 2019 . Acrobasis tricolorella Grote, 1878 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . November 11, 2020.
  2. Web site: Simonsen, T. . 2008 . Species Details Acrobasis tricolorella . University of Alberta Museums . E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum . November 11, 2020.
  3. Web site: Roberts . Jason D. . July 16, 2017 . Species Acrobasis tricolorella - Tricolored Acrobasis Moth - Hodges#5655 . BugGuide . November 11, 2020.
  4. Klem . Crystal C . Zaspel . Jennifer . Pest Injury Guilds, Lepidoptera, and Placing Fruit-Piercing Moths in Context: A Review . Annals of the Entomological Society of America . 19 September 2019 . 112 . 5 . 421–432 . 10.1093/aesa/saz031 .

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