Acrobasis indigenella

Acrobasis indigenella, the leaf crumpler, is a species of snout moth in the genus Acrobasis. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1848, and is known from eastern North America.

Acrobasis indigenella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Acrobasis
Species:	A. indigenella
Binomial name
Acrobasis indigenella (Zeller, 1848)[1]
Synonyms
Myelois indigenella Zeller, 1848 Phycita nebulo Walsh, 1860 Phycita (Acrobasis) nebulella Riley, 1872 Myelois zelatella Hulst, 1887 Mineola grossbecki Barnes & McDunnough, 1917 Acrobasis grossbecki

Acrobasis indigenella

The wingspan is 15–20 mm.^[2] There are two generations per year in the south-eastern United States.

The larvae feed on Malus pumila, Cydonia oblonga, Prunus, Cotoneaster, Pyracantha, Crataegus and Eriobotrya japonica. Pupation takes place within the tube. They are greyish green with purplish markings above and pale greyish green on the underside. The head is pale reddish brown. The reach a length of 14.5-17.5 mm. The species overwinters in the larval stage.