The Moths and Butterflies of Huntingdonshire

General Information
This is the largest and easiest of the three UK Phycitodes to identify.

Wingspan: 22-27 mm.
Foodplant(s): Spear Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)
Flying: One generation, July-August
National status: Common

Habitat

Heathland, fens, marshes and gardens.

Regional Information

Recorded in 49 (18.1%) of the 270 2km squares of Huntingdonshire.

Last recorded in August 2021

Recorded date range (Adult): 18 May to 25 August

Similar Species

Homoeosoma nebulella

Earith

Phycitodes maritima

1483 (ABH62.058) Phycitodes binaevella, (Hübner, [1813])

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