Species Details

ABH: 62.035

BF: 1439

Family: Pyralidae

Subfamily: Phycitinae

Taxon: Acrobasis advenella

Authority: (Zincken, 1818)

Vernacular: Hawthorn Knot-horn

Account: Common in hedgerows and gardens throughout Britain, except the far north. Similar to, but usually smaller than, T. suavella. Larva feeds on Blackthorn and Rowan, living between flowers and leaves spun together with silk.

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: 19 — 24 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 16 Jun (2017) — 18 Sep (2024)

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

Foodplant:

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

Status: Common

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 2 — Care needed to identify 🤔
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/acrobasis-advenella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 213

Individuals: 292

Earliest Year: 1987

Latest Year: 2024

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