Euzophera pinguis
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E. pinguis
Binomial name
Euzophera pinguis
(Haworth, 1811)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phycis pinguis Haworth, 1811
  • Euzophera pinguis concolorella Ragonot in Staudinger, 1892
  • Euzophera nelliella Ragonot, 1894
  • Nephopteryx fischeri Zeller, 1846
  • Nephopteryx splendidella Herrich-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

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.

References

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


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