Irish moths

Middle-barred Minor

Family: Noctuidae       Sub-family: Amphipyrinae

2340     *     Middle-barred Minor     *     Oligia fasciuncula


Widespread
Wingspan: 22-26mm

Flight time: June-August
Habitat: Damp woodland edges, marshes, riverbanks, gardens

Larval feed on grasses, especially Tufted Hair-grass

Similar: Cloaked Minor





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

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