''Acrobasis caliginella'' is a species of

snout moth The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many (particularly older) classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyralida ...

in the genus ''

Acrobasis ''Acrobasis'' is a genus of moths of the family Pyralidae.

''. It was described by

George Duryea Hulst George Duryea Hulst (9 March 1846 – 5 November 1900) was an American clergyman, botanist and entomologist. Biography He graduated from Rutgers University in 1866 and received a degree from New Brunswick Theological Seminary in 1869, finally r ...

in 1878. It is found in the US states of

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and

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. ''

Quercus agrifolia ''Quercus agrifolia'', the California live oak, or coast live oak, is a highly variable, often evergreen oak tree, a type of live oak, native to the California Floristic Province. It may be shrubby, depending on age and growing location, but is g ...

'', '' Quercus wizlizenii'', ''

Quercus dumosa ''Quercus dumosa'' is a species of plant in the family Fagaceae, belonging to the white oak section of the oak genus (''Quercus''). This tree goes by the common names coastal sage scrub oak and Nuttall's scrub oak. Description ''Quercus dumosa' ...

'', ''

Quercus durata ''Quercus durata'', commonly known as leather oak, is a species of oak endemic to California, common in the California Coast Ranges, Coast Ranges and the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. The common name "leather oak" is derived from the leathery t ...

'' and ''

Quercus vaccinifolia ''Quercus vacciniifolia'' (sometimes spelled ''Q. vaccinifolia''), the huckleberry oak, is a member of the ''Protobalanus'' section of genus ''Quercus''. It has evergreen foliage, short styles, very bitter acorns that mature in 18 months, and a ...

''."''Trachycera caliginella'' (Hulst, 1887)"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''. Retrieved June 16, 2017.

References

Moths described in 1878 Acrobasis Moths of North America {{Acrobasis-stub