Pyralidae : Phycitinae
Homoeosoma sinuella
HOMOEOSOMA sinuella (Fabricius, 1794)
Homoeosoma sinuella
HOMOEOSOMA sinuella (Fabricius, 1794)
Kind permission - © Tim Norriss
Life cycle Guide
Description
Vernacular Name: Twin-barred Knot-horn
Wingspan: 18-23mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe
UK Distribution: Resident : Local but spreading species in Southern England and Southern Wales : Spreading northwards to Cumbria and Durham : Recorded in Ireland
UK Conservation Statu -
Habitat: Calcareous grassland : Heathland : Sand Dunes : Waste ground : Cliffs : Grassy banks
Similar Species -
Observations: H.sinuella is a distinctive micro within its group with its yellowish/buff background colour with two brown bands across the forewings.
The moth tends to prefer sparse vegetation which is confirmed with the specimen below which was not only found on Plantain but was in a dyke at Hod Hill in Dorset where the vegetation was controlled by grazing.
Again, as was the case with this moth, they are easily disturbed during the day and can be numerous where found.
The moth flies after dusk and is attracted to light.
Wingspan: 18-23mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe
UK Distribution: Resident : Local but spreading species in Southern England and Southern Wales : Spreading northwards to Cumbria and Durham : Recorded in Ireland
UK Conservation Statu -
- Common = >300 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Tinea sinuella Fabricius, 1794
- Phycis gemina Haworth, 1811
- Not Specified
Habitat: Calcareous grassland : Heathland : Sand Dunes : Waste ground : Cliffs : Grassy banks
Similar Species -
- None
Observations: H.sinuella is a distinctive micro within its group with its yellowish/buff background colour with two brown bands across the forewings.
The moth tends to prefer sparse vegetation which is confirmed with the specimen below which was not only found on Plantain but was in a dyke at Hod Hill in Dorset where the vegetation was controlled by grazing.
Again, as was the case with this moth, they are easily disturbed during the day and can be numerous where found.
The moth flies after dusk and is attracted to light.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants
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.
- Polygonaceae - Docks - Sorrels - Knotweeds - Smartweeds
- Plantago lanceolata - Ribwort Plantain - English Plantain - Narrowleaf Plantain
- Plantago major - Common Plantain
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pyraloidea Pyralidae Phycitinae Phycitini HOMOEOSOMA Curtis, 1833 Homoeosoma sinuella (Fabricius, 1784) - Phycis gemina Haworth, 1811 - TINEA sinuella (Fabricius, 1794) = Homoeosoma sinuellum Fabricius, 1794 = Homeosoma sinuellum = Phycis gemina Haworth, 1811 - Entomologia systemanica emendata et aucta. Secundum classes, ordines, genera, species adjectis synonimis, loci, observationibus, descriptionibus 3 (2): 1-349. Hafniae (CG Proft, Ph. Et Soc.). - Digital TechniSat der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek Munich: Title Page : p.308 - n.94 - Not Specified |