Species Details

ABH: 62.048

BF: 1470

Family: Pyralidae

Subfamily: Phycitinae

Taxon: Euzophera pinguis

Authority: (Haworth, 1811)

Vernacular: Ash-bark Knot-horn

Account: Common in woodland and hedgerows throughout much of southern England The irregular transverse banding of ochreous and black on forewing makes this an easy species to identify [Goater]. Larva feeds within bark of Ash, eventually killing the tree if present in sufficient numbers.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 23 — 28 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 18 May (2020) — 6 Sep (2007)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Fraxinus excelsior (Ash), Fraxinus sp.

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Common

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/euzophera-pinguis/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 145

Individuals: 14

Earliest Year: 1974

Latest Year: 2025

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