Pyralidae : Phycitinae
Phycitodes binaevella
PHYCITODES binaevella (Hübner, [1813])
Phycitodes binaevella
PHYCITODES binaevella (Hübner, [1813])
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Life Cycle Guide
Description
Vernacular Name: Ermine Knot-horn
Wingspan: 22-27mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - excluding (Azores,Balearic Is.,Canary Is.,Madeira and Portugal) : Asia Minor : Lebanon
UK Distribution: England,Ireland - Common throughout except north where more local : Scotland - Scarce
UK Conservation Status
Habitat: Woodland : Coastal Sites : Waste Ground : Sandy/Chalky soils
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The forewing is off white turning to light brown in the dorsal half and towards the termen with the entmedian line comprising three elongated black dots,the two costal dots connecting.A further two black dots occur two thirds along the forewing and a wavy blackish subterminal line.
Although similar to H.nebulella this moth is robust whereas the similar species appears to be a more delicate moth.
The moth is attracted to both light and flowers,feeding at night on thistles etc
Wingspan: 22-27mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - excluding (Azores,Balearic Is.,Canary Is.,Madeira and Portugal) : Asia Minor : Lebanon
UK Distribution: England,Ireland - Common throughout except north where more local : Scotland - Scarce
UK Conservation Status
- Common = > 300 10km squares
- Least Concern
- Tinea binaevella (Hübner, [1813])
- Phycitodes albistriata Hampson, 1917
- Europe
Habitat: Woodland : Coastal Sites : Waste Ground : Sandy/Chalky soils
Similar Species -
- Homoeosoma nebulella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The forewing is off white turning to light brown in the dorsal half and towards the termen with the entmedian line comprising three elongated black dots,the two costal dots connecting.A further two black dots occur two thirds along the forewing and a wavy blackish subterminal line.
Although similar to H.nebulella this moth is robust whereas the similar species appears to be a more delicate moth.
The moth is attracted to both light and flowers,feeding at night on thistles etc
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.
- Asteraceae - Compositae - Aster-Daisy - Sunflower Family
- Artemesia vulgaris - Mugwort
- Cirsium vulgare - Common Thistle - Spear Thistle
- Carduus nutans - Musk Thistle
- Carduus pycnocephalus - Italian Thistle
- Tanacetum vulgare - Tansy
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pyraloidea Pyralidae Phycitinae Phycitini PHYCITODES Hampson 1917 Phycitodes binaevella (Hübner, [1813]) - Phycitodes albistriata Hampson, 1917 - TINEA binaevella (Hübner, [1813]) = Ephestia coarctella Ragonot, 1887 = Phycitodes binaevellus - Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge / errichtet von Jacob Hübner in Augsburg. By Hübner, Jacob, 1761-1826 Plates v.6-9 : Lepidoptera V111 : Tinea 11 : pl. 57 - f. 383 - Europe |