''Acrobasis suavella'', the thicket knot-horn, is a
moth of the family
Pyralidae. It was described by
Johann Leopold Theodor Friedrich Zincken
Julius Leopold Theodor Friedrich Zincken or ZinkenDr. Jul. Leop Theod. Friedr. Zinken genannt Sommer (1757D. A. M. Beitrag zur Insecten-fauna von Java ''Nova Acta Physico-Medica'' also Sommer (15 April 1770 in Braunschweig – 8 February 1856 in Br ...
in 1818 and is found in Europe.
The
wingspan is 19–24 mm. The moth flies in one generation from June to September.
The caterpillars preferably feed on
blackthorn.
Notes
#''The flight season refers to
Belgium and the
Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.''
References
External links
waarneming.nl
''Trachycera suavella'' on UKMoths
Moths described in 1818
Acrobasis
Moths of Europe
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