Family: Noctuidae       Sub-family: Hadeninae 2147     *     The Shears     *     Hada plebeja Locally common Wingspan: 30-35mm Flight time: May-July Habitat: Open woodland, heaths, dunes Larvae feed on herbaceous plants including Hawks-beard and Mouse-eared Hawkweed.

The Shears, Hada plebeja
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. May 2011