Family: Oecophoridae       Sub-family: Depressariinae 705     *     Agonopterix umbellana Wingspan: c.21mm. Distinctive row of dark dots. Flight time: August-April, hibernating through winter Habitat: Usually coastal, also recorded inland Larval food plant: Gorse, from late May to early August. Larvae form thick, silken tubes.

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