Pyralis manihotalis

Checklist Number
62.0712 [B&F: 1418]

Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification

Classification

Family:Pyralidae
Subfamily:Pyralinae
Genus:Pyralis
Species:manihotalis
Authority:Guenée, 1854

Recorded infrequently through accidental importation in bones and animal hides from India, in which larvae were found in 1943 at Dundee. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 24-37 mm. No evidence of breeding in the UK.