Walnut Shoot Moth (Acrobasis demotella)

Walnut Shoot Moth, a reference photo — Photo: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Acrobasis demotella, the walnut shoot moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1881. It is found in North America, from Ontario south to North Carolina and west to Missouri and Michigan.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Walnut Shoot 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 exsulella

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Acrobasis
Species: Acrobasis demotella

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