Irish moths

Helcystogramma rufescens

Family: Gelechiidae        Sub-family: Gelechiinae 

868     *     Helcystogramma rufescens



Wingspan: 14mm

Flight time: June-August
Habitat:

Larvae feed on False-brome (Bromus sylvaticum) and Wood Small-reed (Calamagrostis epigejos)


Helcystogramma rufescens


Helcystogramma rufescens

Helcystogramma rufescens
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. July 2011

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