Kebnat
INSECTS

Tricolored Acrobasis Moth

Acrobasis tricolorella

Insects
Native
Tricolored Acrobasis Moth, Adult
Tricolored Acrobasis Moth, photo 2 of 5
Tricolored Acrobasis Moth, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Pyralidae. Feeds on fruit and plants.

There are 22 observations of Tricolored Acrobasis Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Capitale-Nationale and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 6 of the 17 regions. They peak in July.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue12
  2. Capitale-Nationale5
  3. Montérégie2
  4. Lanaudière1
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  6. Outaouais1

What the caterpillar eats

ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
ApricotPrunus armeniaca
European plumPrunus domestica
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
American plumPrunus americana
American mountain-ashSorbus americana

Similar species

Leaf Crumpler MothAcrobasis indigenella
Sweetfern Leaf Casebearer MothAcrobasis comptoniella