Pyralidae

62.010 White-barred Knot-horn Elegia similella (Zincken, 1818)

Notable B

Similar species:

Forewing: 9 to 10mm

Habitats: Mature oak woods and parkland.

Habits: The moth is nocturnal. It comes to light late at night.

Foodplant: The larva feeds from within a silk web on the leaves of oak. It pupates in a sparse web in a bark crevice at the tree base.