Acrobasopsis

Acrobasopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Acrobasopsis

Amsel, 1958[1]
Species:
A. acrobasella
Binomial name
Acrobasopsis acrobasella
(Rebel, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Heterographis acrobasella Rebel, 1927
  • Acrobasopsis talhouki Amsel, 1958

Acrobasopsis is a monotypic snout moth genus in the subfamily Phycitinae described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1958.[1] It contains the species Acrobasopsis acrobasella, described by Hans Rebel in 1927, which is found in Egypt and Israel.

The larvae feed on Tamarix species.[2]

  1. ^ a b "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  2. ^ "An Annotated List with New Records of Lepidoptera Associated with Forest and Ornamental Trees and Shrubs in Israel" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-10-07.