Irish moths

Common Lutestring, Ochropacha duplaris

Family: Thyatiridae       Sub-family: Thyatirinae 

1657     *     Common Lutestring     *     Ochropacha duplaris


Locally common
Wingspan: 27-32 mm

Flight time: May-August
Habitat: Woods where foodplant occurs

Larval food plant: Birch (Betula)



Common Lutestring, Ochropacha duplaris



Common Lutestring, Ochropacha duplaris
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. June 2011

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