Acrobasis rubrifasciella, the alder tubemaker moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Acrobasis. It was described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1874, and is known from central-eastern Canada and eastern United States.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Acrobasis |
| Species: | A. rubrifasciella
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| Acrobasis rubrifasciella | |
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The larvae feed on Alnus species, including Alnus serrulata and Alnus rugosa. Young larvae feed on wintered leaf-buds of their host plant. Later, it constructs a silken tube with, from which shelter it feeds. Pupation takes place in a pupal chamber which is constructed at the end of the tube. Up to nine larvae may occur in a single nest, but each in its own tube.[2]
References edit
- ^ Markku Savela. "Acrobasis Zeller, 1839". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ^ "Life of Acrobasis rubrifasciella (Lepidoptera: Phycitidae), Its Main Parasite, Agathis calcarata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), and Three Hyperparasites (Chalcidoidea)". Ingentaconnect.com. 1966-11-01. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
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