Family:       Sub-family: 2163     *     Broom Moth     *     Melanchra pisi Widespread, common Wingspan: 32-37mm. Can be very variable Flight time: May-July Habitat: Heaths and moors, also gardens and woodland Larval food plants include Broom, Bracken, Bramble, sallows and Larch Similar: Bright-line Brown-eye

Broom Moth, Melanchra pisi
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. July 2010 and May 2011