Species Details

ABH: 62.059

BF: 1484

Family: Pyralidae

Subfamily: Phycitinae

Taxon: Phycitodes saxicola

Authority: (Vaughan, 1870)

Vernacular: Lesser Clouded Knot-horn

Account: Local in sand-dunes and other dry open areas along much of the coastline of the British Isles, except northern Scotland This is the smallest species in the group, and in series against P. maritima is distinctly less robust, the forewing narrower and with straighter costa, but the antemedian spots do not really seem to provide distinctive separation characters, and the genitalia are the only means of certain identification [Goater]. Larva feeds within flowerheads of Corn Chamomile, Stinking Chamomile, Groundsel and Common Ragwort.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 14 — 20 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 12 Jun (2006) — 9 Sep (2000)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Anthemis sp., Compositae.

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Local

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 4 — ️‼️Dissection required️‼️
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/phycitodes-saxicola/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 6

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2000

Latest Year: 2010

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