Family: Noctuidae       Sub-family: Pantheinae  2425     *     Nut-tree Tussock     *     Colocasia coryli Widespread, locally common Wingspan: 27-35mm Flight time: May-June Habitat: Deciduous woodland Larvae feed on leaves of a range of deciduous trees, but mainly found on Hazel and Downy Birch

Nut-tree Tussock, Colocasia coryli

Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. April and May 2011