Acrobasis indigenella

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| image = Image from page 080 of "The Century dictionary and cyclopedia (1897) (14598464519).jpg

| taxon = Acrobasis indigenella

| authority = (Zeller, 1848){{cite web|url=http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/pyralidae/phycitinae/acrobasis/ |title=Acrobasis Zeller, 1839 |author=Markku Savela|work=Lepidoptera and some other life forms |date= |accessdate=2011-12-16}}

| 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

}}

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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.

The wingspan is 15–20 mm.{{cite web|first1=J. D. |last1=Roberts |first2=Randy |last2=Hardy |url=http://bugguide.net/node/view/129115 |title=Bug Guide |publisher=Bug Guide |date=2007-07-20 |accessdate=2011-12-16}} 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.