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Marbled Minor agg, Oligia strigilis agg
Family: Noctuidae       Sub-family: Xyleninae

ABH 73.173x
B&F 2337x     *     Marbled Minor agg.     *     Oligia strigilis agg.

Marbled Minor (Oligia strigilis), Rufous Minor (O. versicolor) and Tawny Marbled Minor (O. latruncula) are very similar and require genitalia examination to reliably identify

Wingspan: 22-25mm

Flight time: May-August
Habitat: Grasslands, woodlands, heaths

Larvae feed on various grasses

Similar: Rosy Minor and Cloaked Minor




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

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