Family:       Sub-family: 449     *     Ash Bud Moth     *     Prays fraxinella Wingspan: 14-18mm. Plain dark form also occurs Flight time: June-August Habitat: Can be found wherever foodplant occurs Larval foodplant: Ash Mine: October-June. A small irregular corridor with dispersed frass widens into a small blotch. In spring the larvae feed in the flower buds, causing them to droop.

Ash Bud Moth, Prays fraxinella
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. July 2011