Pyralidae : Phycitinae
Assara terebrella
ASSARA terebrella (Zincken, 1818)
Assara terebrella
ASSARA terebrella (Zincken, 1818)
Kind permission - © Tim Norriss
Life Cycle Guide - Adult Only
Description
Vernacular Name: Dark Spruce Knot-horn
Wingspan: 22-25mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - (excluding - Azores,Balearic Is.,Canary Is.,Channel Is.,Corsica,Crete,Croatia,Cyprus,Greece,Ireland,Madeira,
Malta,Portugal,Sardinia,Sicily & Spain) : Eastern Siberia : Korea : Japan
UK Distribution: Scarce throughout southern Britain
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Mature Spruce Woods : Occasionally Gardens
Similar Species -
Observations: A nationally scarce species under the UK BAP biodiversity action plan, being restricted to mature Spruce woodland in southern Britain. The moth is resident and possibly an occasional immigrant.
The forewing has white antemedial and postmedial cross lines edged inside the median area in dark brown,the rest of this area being white from costa to dorsum, as well as the basal area being also dark brown.Two dark brown spots are located centrally within median area.
Moth is attracted to light.
Wingspan: 22-25mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - (excluding - Azores,Balearic Is.,Canary Is.,Channel Is.,Corsica,Crete,Croatia,Cyprus,Greece,Ireland,Madeira,
Malta,Portugal,Sardinia,Sicily & Spain) : Eastern Siberia : Korea : Japan
UK Distribution: Scarce throughout southern Britain
UK Conservation Status -
- Nationally Scarce A (Na - BAP : 1980-1993) = 16 - 30 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Phycis terebrella (Zincken, 1818)
- Assara albicostalis Walker, 1863
- Not Specified
Habitat: Mature Spruce Woods : Occasionally Gardens
Similar Species -
- None
Observations: A nationally scarce species under the UK BAP biodiversity action plan, being restricted to mature Spruce woodland in southern Britain. The moth is resident and possibly an occasional immigrant.
The forewing has white antemedial and postmedial cross lines edged inside the median area in dark brown,the rest of this area being white from costa to dorsum, as well as the basal area being also dark brown.Two dark brown spots are located centrally within median area.
Moth is attracted to light.
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.
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.
- Pinaceae - Pine Family
- Picea abies - Norway Spruce
- Pinus mugo - Dwarf Mountain Pine
- Pinus sylvestris - Scot's Pine
- Pinus strobus - White Pine
- Pseudosuga menziesii - Douglas Fir
- Abies alba - Silver Fir
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Subkingdom: Phylum: Subphylum: Class: Order: Superfamily: Family: Subfamily: Tribe: Genus: Accepted Species Name: Type Species - ASSARA: Original Species Name: Literary Ref: Type Locality: |
Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pyraloidea Pyralidae Phycitinae Phycitini ASSARA Walker 1863 Assara terebrella (Zincken, 1818) - Assara albicostalis Walker, 1863 - PHYCIS terebrella (Zincken, 1818) - Germar & Zincken - Magazin der Entomologie 3: Title Page : p.162 - 164 - n.33 - Phycis Terebrella - Not Specified |