Myelois circumvoluta (Fourcroy, 1785)
(Thistle Ermine)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMyelois circumvoluta (Thistle Ermine)
TribePhycitini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyPHYCITINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyPYRALIDAE (pyralid moths)
SuperfamilyPYRALOIDEA (grass and meal moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Myelois circumvoluta (Thistle Ermine) :
1: Myelois circumvoluta (Thistle Ermine)
28 Jun 2011 OSGR: SY77 50° 30’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on thistle
Image 1: Dorsal view - at restImage 2: Dorsal view - at rest (2)Image 3: Dorso-lateral view - at restImage 4: Lateral view - at restImage 5: Lateral view - at rest (2)Image 6: Latero-dorsal view - at restImage 7: Latero-dorsal view - at rest (2)Image 8: Latero-dorsal view - at rest (3)
2: Myelois circumvoluta (Thistle Ermine)
19 Jun 2005 OSGR: SU58 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at MV light
Image 1: Dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Dorso-lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Lateral view - close-up - enlarged
3: Myelois circumvoluta (Thistle Ermine)
20 Jul 2004 OSGR: SU58 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
On Lesser Knapweed
Image 1: Side view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 2: Side view - in situ - enlargedImage 3: Side view - in situ - enlarged (2)Image 4: Side view - in situ - enlarged (3)Image 5: Side view - in situ - enlarged (4)Image 6: Top view - in situ - enlarged
4: Myelois circumvoluta (Thistle Ermine)
17 Jul 1971 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Dorsolateral view - enlarged
5: Myelois circumvoluta (Thistle Ermine)
22 Jun 1971 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
on Cotton Thistle
Image 1: Lateral view - enlarged

Myelois circumvoluta (Thistle Ermine) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Myelois circumvoluta (Thistle Ermine)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Myelois circumvoluta (Thistle Ermine)
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