Clouded Knot-horn

Homoeosoma nebulella

Homoeosoma nebulella, the Eurasian sunflower moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in Europe, Russia, Anatolia, the Middle East and West Africa. The wingspan is 20–27 mm.The forewings are pale whitish ochreous, tinged with grey and sprinkled with dark grey, towards costa suffused with whitish; first line indicated by two blackish dots, upper more remote from base; second faintly darker-edged, usually preceded by a dark fuscous subdorsal dot; two blackish transversely placed discal dots. The hindwings are subhyaline, fuscous-tinged, the veins and termen fuscous. Larva dull greenish-yellow dorsal and broader subdorsal lines dull purple; spiracular interrupted, double, dull purple; head brown: in flower-heads of Carduus

Scientific name

Homoeosoma nebulella

Family

Pyralidae