Irish moths

White-spotted Sable Moth, Anania funebris

Family: Crambidae        Sub-family: Pyraustinae

1381     *     White-spotted Sable Moth     *     Anania funebris


Local
Wingspan: 21-22mm

Flight time: May-July. Day-flying
Habitat: Usually on limestone. Most Irish records are from the Burren, Co. Clare and from Co. Galway

Larvae feed in webs under leaves of Golden-rod (Solidago virgaurea)


White-spotted Sable Moth, Anania funebris


White-spotted Sable Moth, Anania funebris

White-spotted Sable Moth, Anania funebris
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. June 2010 and June 2011

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