Pyralidae : Phycitinae
Euzophera pinguis
EUZOPHERA pinguis (Haworth, 1811)
Euzophera pinguis
EUZOPHERA pinguis (Haworth, 1811)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Vernacular Names: Ash-bark Knot-horn : Tabby Knot-horn
Wingspan: 23-28mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe
UK Distribution: Southern England,South & East Wales-local-has been recorded as far north as Northumberland
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Woodland : Scrub
Similar Species -
Pupa: July-August
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The forewing is ochre/white with the basal area part greyish, with an ochre basal patch.With the cross-lines being wavy and the moth appearing in white and grey this is an easy moth to identify.
The larva of this moth feed withing the living bark of Ash trees which found in enough numbers will kill the tree,not what is considered ideal with the current threat to this tree.
The moth is attracted to the moth trap where it usually only appears in low numbers.
Wingspan: 23-28mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe
UK Distribution: Southern England,South & East Wales-local-has been recorded as far north as Northumberland
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = >300 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Phycis pinguis Haworth, 1811
- Myelois cinerosella Zeller, 1839
- Not specified
Habitat: Woodland : Scrub
Similar Species -
- None
Pupa: July-August
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The forewing is ochre/white with the basal area part greyish, with an ochre basal patch.With the cross-lines being wavy and the moth appearing in white and grey this is an easy moth to identify.
The larva of this moth feed withing the living bark of Ash trees which found in enough numbers will kill the tree,not what is considered ideal with the current threat to this tree.
The moth is attracted to the moth trap where it usually only appears in low numbers.
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.
- Oleceae - Mesophytic Shrubs - Trees - Vines
- Fraxinus excelsior - Ash
- Olea europaea - Olive
- Rosaceae - Rose Family
- Cydonia oblonga - Quince
- Malus pumila - Paradise Apple
- Prunus dulcis - Almond
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 - EUZOPHERA: Original Species Name: Species Names: Literary Ref: Type Locality: |
Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pyraloidea Pyralidae Phycitinae Phycitini EUZOPHERA Zeller 1867 Euzophera pinguis (Haworth, 1811) - Myelois cinerosella Zeller, 1839 - PHYCIS pinguis (Haworth, 1811) = Nephopteryx fischeri Zeller, 1846 = Nephopteryx splendidella Herrich-Schäffer, 1848 = Euzophera pinguis concolorella Ragonot in Staudinger, 1892 = Euzophera nelliella Ragonot, 1894 - Lepidoptera Britannica (3): Title Page : p.493 - n.6 - Not Specified |