Phycita roborella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
(Dotted Oak Knot-horn)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhycita roborella (Dotted Oak Knot-horn)
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 Phycita roborella (Dotted Oak Knot-horn) :
1: Phycita roborella (Dotted Oak Knot-horn)
22 Jul 2006 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at MV lamp, evening . Photos: imago
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 3: Adult - latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Adult - latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)
2: Phycita roborella (Dotted Oak Knot-horn)
23 Jun 2006 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ 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: Dorso-lateral view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 4: Dorso-lateral view - enlarged
3: Phycita roborella (Dotted Oak Knot-horn)
23 Jul 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
At house lights
Image 1: Dorsal - enlargedImage 2: Dorsal - enlarged (2)Image 3: Head and thorax - dorsal - enlargedImage 4: Lateral - enlargedImage 5: Lateral - enlarged (2)
4: Phycita roborella (Dotted Oak Knot-horn)
21 Jul 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Heath Trap 20/21 July 03
Image 1: Dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Dorsal view - wings slightly opened - enlargedImage 3: Dorso-lateral view - enlargedImage 4: Lateral view - enlargedImage 5: Lateral view - enlarged (2)Image 6: Ventral view - enlarged

Phycita roborella (Dotted Oak Knot-horn) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Phycita roborella (Dotted Oak Knot-horn)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Phycita roborella (Dotted Oak Knot-horn)
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