Irish moths

Clouded Drab, Orthosia incerta

Family: Noctuidae       Sub-family: Hadeninae 

2188     *     Clouded Drab     *     Orthosia incerta


Widespread, common
Wingspan: 34-42mm. Very variable with many named forms and abberations

Flight time: February-May
Habitat: Broadleaved woodlands

Larval food plants include Oak and Willow



Clouded Drab, Orthosia incerta


Clouded Drab, Orthosia incerta


Clouded Drab, Orthosia incerta


Clouded Drab, Orthosia incerta
Clouded Drab, Orthosia incerta
Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. February and March 2011

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