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Phycitodes binaevella

Checklist Number
62.058 [B&F: 1483]

Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity

Classification

Family:Pyralidae
Subfamily:Phycitinae
Genus:Phycitodes
Species:binaevella
Authority:(Hübner, [1813])

Common in rough ground and meadows throughout England and Ireland. Widespread and fairly common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 22-27 mm. This easiest of the Phycitodes to identify, more robust than its congeners and more strongly marked, with the three dots well-developed and characteristically placed [Goater]. Larva feeds within flowerheads of Thistle, Tansy and Mugwort.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time
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