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Nephopterix angustella
Spindle Knot-horn (Hübner, 1796)
Pyralidae: Phycitinae
1465 / 62.032
Photo © Jim Swalwell,  03/08/2019 - Weeting

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Similar Species: None
Wingspan: 20-25mm
Flight: June and July and again in September and October.
Foodplant:   Spindle (within berries)
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
Status
Local, more common in recent years.

Very distinctive species showing a noticeable blackish patch of raised scale-tufts.

The larvae feed internally in the berries of spindle, including garden forms, such as Euonymus japonicus.

Recorded in 45 (61%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1993.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Additional Stats

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
07/10/2024127TG20Stoke Holy Cross
19/09/2024127TG21Norwich (Catton)
19/09/2024127TG31Upton
07/09/2024+28TL78Weeting Heath (Gravelpit Wood)
07/09/2024127TG32Neatishead / Barton Broad
07/09/2024127TG13Hempstead
06/09/2024128TF83North Creake
06/09/2024128TL99Rockland St Peter
06/09/2024128TM09Great Ellingham
05/09/2024128TL79Mundford
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