Acrobasopsis

Acrobasopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Acrobasopsis
Amsel, 1958[1]
Species: A. acrobasella
Binomial name
Acrobasopsis acrobasella
(Rebel, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Heterographis acrobasella Rebel, 1927
  • Acrobasopsis talhouki Amsel, 1958

Acrobasopsis is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Phycitinae. It was described by Amsel in 1958.[1] It contains the species Acrobasopsis acrobasella, which is found in Egypt and Israel.

The larvae feed on Tamarix species.[2]

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