Irish moths

Twin-spotted Quaker, Orthosia munda

Family: Noctuidae       Sub-family: Hadeninae 

2189     *     Twin-spotted Quaker     *     Orthosia munda


Widespread, locally common
Wingspan: 38-44mm.
Variable, the twin spots faint or absent in some forms.

Flight time: Late February - early May
Habitat: Deciduous woodland, often feeds on sallow flowers

Larvae feed on the leaves of deciduous trees and woody plants including Oaks, sallows, Ash, Field Maple and Honeysuckle.


Twin-spotted Quaker, Orthosia munda


Twin-spotted Quaker, Orthosia munda


Twin-spotted Quaker, Orthosia munda

Twin-spotted Quaker, Orthosia munda
Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. March 2011

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