Acrobasis vaccinii

Acrobasis vaccinii
Acrobasis vaccinii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Acrobasis
Species: A. vaccinii
Binomial name
Acrobasis vaccinii
Riley, 1884

The Cranberry Fruitworm (Acrobasis vaccinii) is a moth of the family Pyralidae. [1] It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida and from Wiscon to Texas, it is introduced in Washington.

The wingspan is 16-18 mm.

The larva feed on Vaccinium corymbosum, Vaccinium macrocarpon, Vaccinium vitis-idaea and Vaccinium stamineum. Larvae feed inside a berry until most of its contents have been consumed.

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