species 887 observations
Elder Shoot Borer Moth
Achatodes zeae
Field notes
The elder shoot borer moth (Achatodes zeae), or spindle worm, is a moth species of the family Noctuidae.
The species has been known to taxonomists since at least 1841 but gained notoriety in 1927, when many of the species were found boring into the shoots of the common elder bush (Sambucus nigra) in Wisconsin, USA.
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided