Family: Crambidae         Sub-family: Crambinae 1313     *     Catoptria pinella Local Wingspan: 18-24mm Flight time: July-August. Night-flying, rests among trees by day Habitat: Damp, wooded heaths, bogs and fens Food plants: Larvae form silken tubes among Cottongrasses (Eriophorum ssp) and Tufted Hair-grass (Deschampsia cespitosa)

Catoptria pinella
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. July 2011