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Thistle Ermine

Myelois circumvoluta

Checklist Number
62.042 [B&F: 1458]

Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)

Classification

Family:Pyralidae
Subfamily:Phycitinae
Genus:Myelois
Species:circumvoluta
Authority:(Fourcroy, 1785)

Common on rough ground and chalk downland throughout southern Britain. Widespread and common in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 27-33 mm. Considerable larger than the superficially similar Yponomeuta, and with fewer and larger black spots, with Y. sedella perhaps the closest match in pattern. Larva feeds on flowers and stems of Greater Burdock.

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
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