Irish moths

Puss Moth, Cerura vinula

Family: Notodontidae       Sub-family: Notodontinae

1995     *     Puss Moth     *     Cerura vinula


Locally common
Wingspan: 45-70mm

Flight time: April - early July
Habitat: Open woods, hedgerows, gardens, moorland and scrub

Larvae feed on Aspen, willows and Poplar



Puss Moth, Cerura vinula


Puss Moth, Cerura vinula


Puss Moth, Cerura vinula

Puss Moth, Cerura vinula
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. April 2011

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