Acrobasis elyi is a species of snout moth in the genus Acrobasis. It was described by Herbert H. Neunzig in 1970, and is known from Connecticut to Florida in the United States.

Acrobasis elyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Acrobasis
Species:
A. elyi
Binomial name
Acrobasis elyi
Neunzig, 1970[1]

There is one generation per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Carya species including Carya tomentosa. The species overwinters in the larval stage.

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Acrobasis elyi Neunzig, 1970". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  2. ^ Neunzig, H. H. (1972). Taxonomy of Acrobasis larvae and pupae in Eastern North America. Retrieved December 16, 2011 – via Books.google.nl.