| Euzophera pinguis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Euzophera |
| Species: | E. pinguis
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| Euzophera pinguis | |
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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.
The wingspan is 23–28 mm. The forewings are light brownish-ochreous, somewhat reddish-tinged, pale sprinkled, with a few blackish scales; lines hardly paler, first rather curved, edged anteriorly by a broad blackish band, posteriorly by a thick blackish suffusion, second angulated in middle, strongly edged with dark fuscous; terminal area more infuscated. Hindwings light fuscous. The larva is pinkish ochreous; dorsal line darker, interrupted; a lateral spot on 3 and 12 ringed with reddish-brown; head and plate of 2 reddish-brown, blackish-marked: in bark of ash; 9–6, perhaps sometimes living two years.2345
The moths are on wing from July to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Fraxinus excelsior.
References
References
- "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
- lepiforum.de includes images This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Parsons, M. Clancey, C. 2023 A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland Atropos Publishing ISBN 9780955108648
- Goater, B., Dyke . G. and Tweedie, R. 1986 British Pyralid Moths: A Guide to Their Identification ISBN 9780946589081