Acrobasis angusella, the hickory leafstem borer or leafstem borer, is a species of snout moth. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1880, and is known from Quebec, Canada, and the north-eastern United States.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Hickory Leafstem Borer Moth being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Acrobasis tumidana
- Acrobasis caryae
- Sciota vetustella
- Conobathra hemichlaena
- Acrobasis advenella
- Acrobasis repandana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Pyralidae
- Genus
- Acrobasis
- Species
- Acrobasis angusella
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