Irish moths

Garden Grass-veneer, Chrysoteuchia culmella

Family: Crambidae         Sub-family: Crambinae

1293     *     Garden Grass-veneer     *     Chrysoteuchia culmella


Widespread, common
Wingspan: c.20mm

Flight time: June-July
Habitat: Can be abundant in grassland

Food plants: Larvae feed at the stem base of various grasses



Garden Grass-veneer, Chrysoteuchia culmella





Garden Grass-veneer, Chrysoteuchia culmella
Garden Grass-veneer, Chrysoteuchia culmella
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. June 2010 and 2011

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