62.065 BF1474  –  Pyralidae –  Phycitinae – Ephestia woodiella – Blushed Knot-horn – (Richards & Thomson, 1932) Adult Micro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Green –  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce   
Taxonomy:   Micro  >> .  . >>  Pyralidae  >> Phycitinae
Other Name/s: False Cacao Moth, Ephestia parasitella, Ephestia unicolorella
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: An overall sandy/greyish brown shaded darker, with obvious darker cross-band and a pinkish blush colouration which gives the moth its name.
Distribution:  (Last record: 2024 )  –  Not listed in Harrison & Sterling (1988) – A nationally local species and uncommon. So no doubt an uncommon and very localised species in Derbyshire.
Flight Period: May /  June /  July /  August /  September /  –  On the wing during May – September. Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – occasionally attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 21 June 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 14-20mm
Food Plant: Dried leaves and other plant matter.
Last Recorded Year: 2024
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded

IMAGES BELOW:  Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©

Distribution Map for Ephestia woodiella

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Found 16 records
    ↳ 10 from After 2025
    ↳ 5 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 1 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Ephestia woodiella

Monthly Counts By Year: Ephestia woodiella

Recordings By Year: Ephestia woodiella

Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Ephestia woodiella
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2024

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Ephestia woodiella

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Ephestia woodiella

Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Ephestia woodiella – 16 records available

Listed by Year - descending

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStage
Ephestia woodiellaFindern, DerbyshireSK33A202504/06/20251adult
Ephestia woodiellaBelperSK34N202525/06/20251adult
Ephestia woodiellaMidway, Derbys.SK32A202512/06/20253adult
Ephestia woodiellaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202519/06/20251adult
Ephestia woodiellaFroggatt, Hope ValleySK27N202514/06/20251adult
Ephestia woodiellaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202520/06/20251adult
Ephestia woodiellaIngleby Ave, DerbySK33L202514/06/20251adult
Ephestia woodiellaChaddesden GardenSK33T202519/06/20251adult
Ephestia woodiellaBelperSK34N202516/05/20251adult
Ephestia woodiellaFenny Bentley, DerbyshireSK15Q202531/05/20251adult
Ephestia woodiellaMelbourne, DerbyshireSK32X202425/06/20241adult
Ephestia woodiellaWoodland AveSK43R202417/05/20241adult
Ephestia woodiellaFindern GardenSK33A202323/06/20231
Ephestia woodiellaWoodland AveSK43R202002/06/20201adult
Ephestia woodiellaMelbourne, DerbyshireSK32X202013/06/20201adult
Ephestia woodiellaWhite Knowle Road, BuxtonSK07R201902/06/20191Adult

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