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Nephopterix angustella
Spindle Knot-horn (Hübner, 1796)
Pyralidae: Phycitinae
1465 / 62.032
Photo © Perry Hampson,  19/08/2021 North Walsham. Actinic light.

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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.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
12/04/2024128TM09Great Ellingham
16/09/2023127TG32Neatishead / Barton Broad
14/09/2023127TG31Upton
11/09/2023127TG14Sheringham / Beeston
11/09/2023128TF62King's Lynn
10/09/2023127TG20Stoke Holy Cross
10/09/2023127TG32Neatishead / Barton Broad
09/09/2023127TG31Upton
09/09/2023127TG10Bowthorpe / Earlham
08/09/2023127TG20Stoke Holy Cross
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