Euzophera pinguis

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Euzophera pinguis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Euzophera
Species:
E. pinguis
Binomial name
Euzophera pinguis
(Haworth, 1811) [1]
Synonyms
  • Phycis pinguisHaworth, 1811
  • Euzophera pinguis concolorellaRagonot in Staudinger, 1892
  • Euzophera nelliellaRagonot, 1894
  • Nephopteryx fischeriZeller, 1846
  • Nephopteryx splendidellaHerrich-Schäffer, 1848

Euzophera pinguis, the tabby knot-horn, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It was described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811 and is found in Europe.

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6 Britishentomologyvolume6Plate233.jpg
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6

The wingspan is 23–28 mm. The moths are on wing from July to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Fraxinus excelsior .

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References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 19, 2017.