Acrobasis angusella

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/acrobasis-angusella

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Who discovered Acrobasis angusella?1880
2. What is the scientific name?Acrobasis angusella
3. What is the family?Pyralidae (Snout Moths)
4. Why do the caterpillars make hickory leaves fall?The caterpillars bore into the leaf stems, cutting the veins that keep the leaf attached. This causes the leaves to fall early, outside of the usual autumn time.
5. How do the larvae eat the leaf stems?The larvae chew through the petiole, breaking the connection between the leaf blade and the branch.

Phytophagous: An organism that feeds on plants; herbivorous.
Abscission: The shedding of a part, such as a leaf or fruit, from a plant.
Phenology: The study of cyclic and seasonal natural phenomena, especially in relation to climate and plant and animal life.