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]
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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. legatea
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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.
References edit
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ^ "Acrobasis legatea (Haworth, 1811)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ^ "Taxonomy Browser: Acrobasis legatea". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ^ "Acrobasis legatea (Haworth, 1811)". Lot Moths and Butterflies. July 14, 2011. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved 2011-12-19. Archived from the original Archived 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine June 10, 2015.
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