Euzophera pinguis

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

Euzophera pinguis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Euzophera
Species:
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

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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