Irish moths

Aethes rubigana

Family: Tortricidae       Sub-family: Tortricinae

946     *     Aethes rubigana



Wingspan: 15-19mm

Flight time: June-August
Habitat: Dry, open ground and waste ground

Larval food plant: Seedheads of Burdock (Arctium sp.)



Aethes rubigana
Aethes rubigana
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. June 2010 and July 2011

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