Irish moths

Blastodacna hellerella

Family: Cosmopterigidae       Sub-family: Blastodacninae

905     *     Blastodacna hellerella



Wingspan: 11mm

Flight time: June-July
Habitat: Parks, gardens and the edges of woodland

Larvae feed inside Hawthorn berries



Blastodacna hellerella

Blastodacna hellerella
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. July 2011

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