Pyralidae : Phycitinae
Phycita roborella
PHYCITA roborella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Phycita roborella
PHYCITA roborella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Vernacular Name: Dotted Oak Knot-horn
Wingspan: 24-29mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe
UK Distribution: England,Wales - fairly common in deciduous woodland : Ireland-rare
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Gardens : Oak Woodland : Heathland : Moorland
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The moth is easily identified with its forewings in reddish,grey and black markings with a small black triangular patch emanating from the dorsum, positioned a third way along the wing behind the first cross-line which is poorly marked.
The subterminal cross-line is black,edged with white and kinks rearwards at the costa. Behind this line there is a reddish suffusion which reaches the terminal line.
The moth flies from dusk and is attracted to light being a regular visitor to the moth trap.
Wingspan: 24-29mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe
UK Distribution: England,Wales - fairly common in deciduous woodland : Ireland-rare
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = >300 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Tinea roborella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
- Tinea spissicella Fabricius, 1794
- Austria-near Vienna
Habitat: Gardens : Oak Woodland : Heathland : Moorland
Similar Species -
- Trachycra advenella Zincken, 1818
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The moth is easily identified with its forewings in reddish,grey and black markings with a small black triangular patch emanating from the dorsum, positioned a third way along the wing behind the first cross-line which is poorly marked.
The subterminal cross-line is black,edged with white and kinks rearwards at the costa. Behind this line there is a reddish suffusion which reaches the terminal line.
The moth flies from dusk and is attracted to light being a regular visitor to the moth trap.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website
where further information like photos,physical
characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal
uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
- Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Betulaceae - The Birch Family
- Corylus avellana - Hazel
- Fagaceae - Oak - Chestnut - Beech Family
- Quercus petraea - Sessile Oak
- Quercus robur - Pedunculate Oak - Common Oak
- Rosaceae - Rose Family
- Malus sylvestris - Crab Apple
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
Subkingdom: Phylum: Subphylum: Class: Order: Superfamily: Family: Subfamily: Tribe: Genus: Accepted Species Name: Type Species - PHYCITA: Original Species Name: Species Names: Literary Ref: Type Locality: |
Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pyraloidea Pyralidae Phycitinae Phycitini PHYCITA Curtis 1828 Phycita roborella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) - Tinea spissicella Fabricius, 1794 - TINEA roborella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) = Tinia spissicella Fabricius, 1777 = Phycita spissicella Fabricius, 1777 = Phycita legatella Stephens, 1834 - Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend : Title Page : p.138 - n.14 - Austria-near Vienna |