Species Details

ABH: 62.028

BF: 1454

Family: Pyralidae

Subfamily: Phycitinae

Taxon: Dioryctria abietella

Authority: ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Vernacular: Pine Knot-horn

Account: Common in pine woodland throughout southern England, also appearing as a migrant from mainland Europe away from the vicinity of pines The genus Dioryctria contains four closely related species in Britain, which require close examination to separate: D. abietella is most likely to be confused with D. sylvestrella, which see for a description of the differences. Larva feeds within young shoots of Scots Pine, Norway Spruce and European Larch.

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: 27 — 33 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 28 May (2017) — 17 Sep (2014)

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

Foodplant: Abies sp., Picea sp., Pinus sp. (a pine), Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas Fir).

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/dioryctria-abietella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 25

Individuals: 1

Earliest Year: 1996

Latest Year: 2023

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