Pyralidae

62.024 Beautiful Knot-horn Rhodophaea formosa (Haworth, 1811)

Local

Similar species:

Forewing: 9 to 10.5mm

Habitats: Woodland margins and hedgerows.

Habits: The moth flies from dusk and later comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva spins a sparse web on the upperside of an elm leaf and feeds openly by day. It pupates in the earth or in rotten wood.