62.011 BF1450  -  Pyralidae -  Phycitinae - Ortholepis betulae - Birch Knot-horn - (Goeze, 1778) Adult Micro:  CAT 3 - Very Rare/Scarce/Migrant/Adventive - confusion with leaf mines       PDF Icon - click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon - click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Brown -  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Micro  >> . >>  Pyralidae
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Other Name/s: Metriostola betulae ID Difficulty:  amber  - care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Pyla fusca (Dusky Knot-horn); Apomyelois bistriatella (Phoenix Knot-horn)
Distribution:  (Last record: 1926 )  -  Harrison & Sterling show records from Willington 1917 and Repton 7/6/1926, also records prior to 1905. – No modern day records
Flight Period: July /  -  Adults fly in July but can be elusive Moth Activity: Cathemeral   - and is attracted to light Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 31 March 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 24-27mm
Food Plant: Birch
Last Recorded Year: 1926
No First Date Information Recorded

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