62.057 BF1485  -  Pyralidae -  Phycitinae - Phycitodes maritima - Coast Knot-horn - (Tengström, 1848) Adult Micro:  CAT 4 - Gen. Det. Required - Gen-Det-Reqd       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: Chalk Knot-horn / Phycitodes carlinella ID Difficulty:  Red - difficult to identify - detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Confusion Species: Phycitodes binaevella (Spotted Knot-horn); Phycitodes saxicola (Lesser Clouded Knot-horn)
Distribution:  (Last record: 2014 at Swadlincote )  -  Harrison & Sterling show records from Millers Dale 1956 & Sawley 1982; DaNES – States 14 records latest appears to be 5/9/2014 from Swadlincote
Flight Period: May /  June /  July /  August /  Moth Activity: Cathemeral   - and is attracted to light Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 2 April 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 18-22mm
Food Plant: Yarrow, Tansy, Groundsel and Ragwort
Last Recorded Year: 2014
Last Recorded By - The late Dave Budworth
Last Recorded General Area - Swadlincote

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