Acrobasis legatea | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Acrobasis |
Species: | A. legatea
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Binomial name | |
Acrobasis legatea | |
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Acrobasis legatea is a species of snout moth in the genus Acrobasis. It was described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811. It is found in most of Europe, except the north,[2] east to Russia and Kazakhstan.[3]
The wingspan is 19–25 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-June to the beginning of September in one generation per year.[4]
The larvae feed on Rhamnus catharticus and Frangula alnus.