Family: Tortricidae        Sub-family: Olethreutinae 1200     *     Eucosma hohenwartiana Specimen confirmed by Ken Bond Wingspan: 11-23 mm. Variable, dark and pale forms occur Flight time: June-August Habitat: Dry, open grassy areas Larval food plants: Knapweed (Centaurea) and Saw-wort (Serratula) Similar: Eucosma cana

Eucosma hohenwartiana
Ballingeary, Co. Cork and Aughinish, Co. Limerick, Ireland. July and August 2011