62.059 BF1484  –  Pyralidae –  Phycitinae – Phycitodes saxicola – Lesser Clouded Knot-horn – (Vaughan, 1870) 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  >> Phycitinae
** Photograph required / Identification write up required **
Other Name/s: Small Clouded Knot-horn
ID Difficulty:  Red – difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Confusion Species: Phycitodes maritima (Coast Knot-horn); Homoeosoma nimbella (Sheep’s-bit Knot-horn)
Distribution:  (Last record: 8 July 2006 at Newhall, Swadlincote )  –  Part of a complex group of three species which are all very similar. DaNES – Only two records from 2006 one from 23/6/2006, Midway, Swadlincote & one from 7/8/2006 Newhall, Swadlincote.
Flight Period: June /  August /  –  One generation Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – and is attracted to light Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Forewing: 17mm Food Plant: Ragwort and Chamomile etc.
Last Recorded Year: 2006
Last Recorded By – DaNES
Last Recorded General Area – Newhall, Swadlincote

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Distribution Map for Phycitodes saxicola

Found 2 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 0 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 2 from Before 2020
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Bedrock Geology ** indirectly affects moth distribution by influencing the type of habitat and food plants available in an area. In turn, this may affect the types of moths that can thrive, or where they can most likely be found.


NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Phycitodes saxicola

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Note – the NBN Atlas datasets are listed in the map below and vary in their currency (uptodateness) – however, the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.

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Monthly Records By Year: Phycitodes saxicola
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
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Monthly Counts By Year: Phycitodes saxicola
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


First/Last Recorded Dates: Phycitodes saxicola
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

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Recordings By Year: Phycitodes saxicola
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Phycitodes saxicola
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
Phycitodes saxicola
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025
Phycitodes saxicola
Insufficient records/data for a CUSUM analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Phycitodes saxicola
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Phycitodes saxicola
( data includes Adult Stage only )

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 - Phycitodes saxicola – 2 records available

Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Edgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V07/08/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A23/06/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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