''Acrobasis amplexella'' is a species of
snout moth in the genus ''
Acrobasis
''Acrobasis'' is a genus of moths of the family Pyralidae. ''. It was described by
Ragonot in 1887, and is known from eastern
Canada
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and the
United States
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.
The larvae feed on laurel species,
including ''
Kalmia angustifolia
''Kalmia angustifolia'' is a flowering shrub in the family Ericaceae, commonly known as sheep laurel. It is distributed in eastern North America from Ontario and Quebec south to Virginia. It grows commonly in dry habitats in the boreal forest, ...
'' and ''
Kalmia latifolia
''Kalmia latifolia'', the mountain laurel, calico-bush, or spoonwood, is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae, that is native to the eastern United States. Its range stretches from southern Maine south to northern Florida, ...
''.
References
Moths described in 1887
Acrobasis
Moths of North America
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