Euzophera pinguis

Euzophera pinguis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Euzophera
Species:
E. pinguis
Binomial name
Euzophera pinguis
(Haworth, 1811)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phycis pinguis Haworth, 1811
  • Euzophera pinguis concolorella Ragonot in Staudinger, 1892
  • Euzophera nelliella Ragonot, 1894
  • Nephopteryx fischeri Zeller, 1846
  • Nephopteryx splendidella Herrich-Schäffer, 1848

Euzophera pinguis, the tabby knot-horn, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It was described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811 and is found in Europe.

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6

The wingspan is 23–28 mm. The forewings are light brownish-ochreous, somewhat reddish-tinged, pale sprinkled, with a few blackish scales; lines hardly paler, first rather curved, edged anteriorly by a broad blackish band, posteriorly by a thick blackish suffusion, second angulated in middle, strongly edged with dark fuscous; terminal area more infuscated. Hindwings light fuscous. The larva is pinkish ochreous; dorsal line darker, interrupted; a lateral spot on 3 and 12 ringed with reddish-brown; head and plate of 2 reddish-brown, blackish-marked: in bark of ash; 9-6, perhaps sometimes living two years.[2][3][4][5]

The moths are on wing from July to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Fraxinus excelsior.

References

  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  2. ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  3. ^ lepiforum.de includes imagesPublic Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ Parsons, M. Clancey, C. 2023 A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland Atropos Publishing ISBN 9780955108648
  5. ^ Goater, B., Dyke . G. and Tweedie, R. 1986 British Pyralid Moths: A Guide to Their Identification ISBN 9780946589081


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