Double-striped Knot-horn (Cryptoblabes bistriga)

Double-striped Knot-horn, a reference photo — Photo: Ben Sale from UK · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Cryptoblabes bistriga is a species of snout moth in the genus Cryptoblabes. It was described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811. It is found in most of Europe, except Portugal, parts of the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Double-striped Knot-horn being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Laodamia faecella
Cryptoblabes gnidiella
Moodna ostrinella

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Cryptoblabes
Species: Cryptoblabes bistriga

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