Irish moths
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Family: Geometridae Sub-family: Ennominae 1947x * Engrailed/Small Engrailed * Ectropis bistortata/crepuscularia Widespread Wingspan: 30-40mm Flight time: Late February-September Habitat: Broadleaved woodland, parks and gardens Larvae feed on trees including Birch, Oak, Hazel, Hawthorn Recent DNA tests have shown The Engrailed and the Small Engrailed to be the same species with two different forms. |
Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. 2010