Irish moths

Sallow Kitten, Furcula furcula

Family: Notodontidae       Sub-family: Phalerinae

1997     *     Sallow Kitten     *     Furcula furcula


Scarce
Wingspan: 27-35 mm

Flight time: May-July
Habitat: Open woodland, scrub, carr, heaths, hedgerows

Larval food plants: Willows (Salix), Aspen and other poplars



Sallow Kitten, Furcula furcula


Sallow Kitten, Furcula furcula, caterpillar


Sallow Kitten, Furcula furcula

Sallow Kitten, Furcula furcula
Adult June 2010, early instar caterpillar August 2011. Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland.

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