Conservation Status
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Little is known about the status of A. tricolorella in Alberta, but it is not likely to be of any conservation concern.
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Cyclicity
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All specimens in the E. H. Strickland museum have been collected in July and August, but the moth may occur in June as well, probably dependent on the spring and early summer weather.
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Distribution
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Widespread in southern Canada and northern USA. All specimens in the E. H. Strickland museum have been collected in Edmonton, but the moth likely occurs southern and central part of the province.
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General Description
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A fairly small micro moth (wingspan > 25 mm), with a slender body and fairly broad wings. The forewings a triangular, narrow at base and broad at apex. The ground color of the forewing is gray dusted with white scales, with a conspicuous bi-colored brown and white basal cross-band, a small elongate discal spot, and a blackish and white apical zigzag band, the latter often with distal reddish-brown shading. The hind wings are broad and white with grayish margins.
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Habitat
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Not known in detail for Alberta, but the moth probably occurs in many kinds of parkland and open forest where suitable host plats are found.
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Life Cycle
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The moth over winters as small larva on the host plant. It pupates in early summer and emerges as adult in mid and late summer. In north-western USA the moth can sometimes be a pest in prune orchards.
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Trophic Strategy
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The larvae generally feeds on buds and fruits of the genus Prunus (cherries and plums), but may feed on a variety of members of the rose-family such as Mountain Ash (Sorbus americana).
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Acrobasis tricolorella
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Inglês
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Acrobasis tricolorella, the destructive prune worm or tricolored acrobasis moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Acrobasis. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878, and is known from southern Canada and northern United States.[1][2]
Adults are on wing from June to October.[3]
The larvae feed on Prunus, Malus pumila, Prunus armeniaca, Sorbus americana, Rosa, Amelanchier and Heteromeles arbutifolia. They feed on buds and fruits of their host plant. The species overwinters in the larval stage.
References
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^ Savela, Markku, ed. (January 5, 2019). "Acrobasis tricolorella Grote, 1878". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
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^ Simonsen, T. (2008). "Species Details Acrobasis tricolorella". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
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^ Roberts, Jason D. (July 16, 2017). "Species Acrobasis tricolorella - Tricolored Acrobasis Moth - Hodges#5655". BugGuide. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
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Acrobasis tricolorella: Brief Summary
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Acrobasis tricolorella, the destructive prune worm or tricolored acrobasis moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Acrobasis. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878, and is known from southern Canada and northern United States.
Adults are on wing from June to October.
The larvae feed on Prunus, Malus pumila, Prunus armeniaca, Sorbus americana, Rosa, Amelanchier and Heteromeles arbutifolia. They feed on buds and fruits of their host plant. The species overwinters in the larval stage.
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Acrobasis tricolorella
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Insecten Acrobasis tricolorella is een vlinder uit de familie van de snuitmotten (Pyralidae).[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1878 door Grote.
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