Pyralidae

62.061 Pine-blossom Knot-horn Vitula biviella (Zeller, 1848)

Notable A

Similar species:

Forewing: 6 to 8.5mm

Habitats: Parkland and suburban amenity planting.

Habits: The moth is nocturnal and comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva lives in a silk gallery amongst the young shoots and male flowers of of Maritime Pine or Corsican Pine and possibly Scots Pine. It pupates within a cocoon in the spinning.