62.03 BF1457 - Pyralidae - Phycitinae - Hypochalcia ahenella - Dingy Knot-horn

62.03 BF1457 - Pyralidae - Phycitinae - Hypochalcia ahenella - Dingy Knot-horn - (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Adult Micro: CAT 3 - Very Rare/Scarce/Migrant/Adventive -

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- Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant

Taxonomy: Micro >> . >> Pyralidae

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ID Difficulty: amber

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Distribution: (Last record: 1986 at Cressbrook Dale ) - Only records from Harrison & Sterling – 1863, 1917,1922,1926 and last record 1986 Cressbrook Dale – No modern day records

Flight Period: June / July / August / - One generation June – August – can be disturbed during the day

Moth Activity: Nocturnal - active from dusk and attracted to light

Photographed: No - Photographed By: Not Recorded

*** Last updated on 31 March 2025 by TD ***

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Wingspan: 25mm

Food Plant: Rock Rose & Wormwood

Last Recorded Year: 1986

Last Recorded By - Harrison & Sterling

Last Recorded General Area - Cressbrook Dale

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