Irish moths

Green-brindled Crescent, Allophyes oxyacanthae

Family: Noctuidae       Sub-family: Cuculliinae

2245     *     Green-brindled Crescent     *     Allophyes oxyacanthae


Widespread, locally common
Wingspan: 35-45mm

Flight time: September-November
Habitat: Hedges, woodlands, gardens

Larval food plants: Leaves of deciduous trees and shubs; Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Crab-apple, Rowan, Plum and Dog-rose


Green-brindled Crescent, Allophyes oxyacanthae




Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. October 2010

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