Family: Lasiocampidae 1631     *     December Moth     *     Poecilocampa populi Locally common. Wingspan: 30-45mm. Female is larger than male. Flight time: November-January Habitat: Most frequent in woodland, also hedgerows, scrub, gardens Larvae feed on the leaves of a range of deciduous trees including Birch, Oak, sallows, Hawthorn, Blackthorn Similar: Small Eggar. Scarce. Brown with white oval, later flight time.

Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. December 2010