Irish moths

Marsh Oblique-barred, Hypenodes humidalis

Family: Noctuidae       Sub-family: Strepsimaninae

2485     *     Marsh Oblique-barred     *     Hypenodes humidalis


Locally common
Wingspan: 14-15mm. Very small, easily mistaken for a micro-moth

Flight time: July-August
Habitat: Bogs, swamps, marshes, wet heathland, fens

Larval food plants are unknown in the wild



Marsh Oblique-barred, Hypenodes humidalis

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

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