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Acrobasis suavella
Blackthorn Knot-horn (Zincken, 1818)
Pyralidae: Phycitinae
1438 / 62.036
Photo © Ben Sale,  Stevenage, Hertfordshire (05/07/19)

Similar Herts & Middlesex Species
Hawthorn Knot-horn
Acrobasis advenella
Marbled Knot-horn
Acrobasis marmorea
Wingspan: 22-24 mm.
Flight: July and August.
Foodplant:   Blackthorn.
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2

General comments:
Widespread but local.

Absent from many site lists and never numerically common at lights. It is usually more frequent in coastal areas, but it does thrive inland where the main foodplant is Blackthorn.

Recorded in 29 (71%) of 41 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1900.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest Records
Date#VC10k - General Area
19/08/2023121TQ28 - Hendon / Hampstead / Camden
17/08/2023120TL42 - Bishop's Stortford (N)
15/08/2023120TL12 - Hitchin (S) / Whitwell
11/08/2023120TL42 - Bishop's Stortford (N)
10/08/2023120TL12 - Hitchin (S) / Whitwell
10/08/2023120TL21 - Welwyn Garden City
09/08/2023120TL43 - Meesden / Barley
04/08/2023121TQ08 - Uxbridge
31/07/2023120TL23 - Letchworth / Baldock
20/07/2023120TL42 - Bishop's Stortford (N)
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