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Vitula biviella (Zeller, 1848)

Pine-blossom Knot-horn
62.0610 (B&F: 1478b)


»Suborder: Glossata
  »Superfamily: Pyraloidea
    »Family: Pyralidae
      »Subfamily: Phycitinae
        »Tribe: Phycitini

Number of records: 4
Recorded in: 2 1km grid squares
Date of most recent record: 03 vi 2024
Identification 
difficulty 
: 2Adult: Can be confused with other species

The only Sussex biviella record was made at a mv moth trap at Elm's Farm, Icklesham on August 9th 2005. This is a pine feeding species which flies from mid June to mid August and has been spreading around Lydd since at least 2004. (Pratt, 2011).

Vitula biviella
Crossways, Plumpton, 24 vi 2025
Photo: David Phillips
Vitula biviella
Lewes, 3 vi 2024
Photo: Peter Tinning
Vitula biviella
Lewes, 3 vi 2024
Photo: Peter Tinning
Vitula biviella
gen. det.
East Wittering, 30 vi 2025
Photo: Mike Bailey

Distribution at 1km scale

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No larval records

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