Irish moths

Yellow Horned, Achlya flavicornis

Family: Thyatiridae       Sub-family: Thyatirinae 

1659     *     Yellow Horned     *     Achlya flavicornis subsp. galbanus


Locally common
Wingspan: 35-40mm. The name comes from the yellowish-red antennae

Flight time: February-April
Habitat: Woodlands, heaths and moorland where Birch is present

Larvae feed on Silver and Downy Birch



Yellow Horned, Achlya flavicornis


Yellow Horned, Achlya flavicornis




Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. February 2011

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