Family: Noctuidae       Sub-family: Amphipyrinae 2350     *     Small Wainscot     *     Chortodes pygmina Widespread, common Wingspan: 23-29mm. Ground colour can be variable Flight time: July-September Habitat: Damp woodland, wet heaths, marshes and ditches Larval food plants: Sedges, Cotton-grass

Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. August 2010