Family: Noctuidae         Sub-family: Catocalinae 2462     *     Mother Shipton     *     Callistege mi Scarce Wingspan: 25-30mm Flight time: Day flying in sunshine, May-June Habitat: Open grasslands, heaths, waste ground Larvae feed on Clover's and Bird's-foot-trefoil, also on Cock's-foot and other grasses

Mother Shipton, Callistege mi
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. June 2011