Acrobasis suavella (Zincken, 1818)
(Porphyry Knothorn, Thicket Knot-horn)

Interactions where Acrobasis suavella is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
caterpillar caterpillar feeds from web on live leaf Cotoneaster cotoneasters Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Pyralidae/Acrobasis suavella/Acrobasis suavellaporphyry knothorn, thicket knot-horncaterpillar Foodplant / web feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Cotoneaster/Cotoneastercotoneastersliveleaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins

Acrobasis suavella (Porphyry Knothorn, Thicket Knot-horn) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Acrobasis suavella (Porphyry Knothorn, Thicket Knot-horn) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAcrobasis suavella (Porphyry Knothorn, Thicket Knot-horn)
GenusAcrobasis (a genus of pyralid moths)
TribePhycitini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyPHYCITINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyPYRALIDAE (pyralid moths)
SuperfamilyPYRALOIDEA (grass and meal moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Acrobasis suavella (Porphyry Knothorn, Thicket Knot-horn)

Acrobasis suavella (Porphyry Knothorn, Thicket Knot-horn) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Acrobasis suavella (Porphyry Knothorn, Thicket Knot-horn):

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