Irish moths

Ash Bud Moth, Prays fraxinella

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

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

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