Family: Noctuidae       Sub-family: Hadeninae  2182     *     Small Quaker     *     Orthosia cruda Widespread, locally common Wingspan: 25-30mm Flight time: Late February - early May Habitat: Deciduous woodland Larvae feed on a range of deciduous trees including salix and Oak. Similar: Common Quaker

Small Quaker, Orthosia cruda
Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. March 2011