Family: Noctuidae       Sub-family: Noctuinae ABH 73.336 B&F 2139     *     Red Chestnut     *     Cerastis rubricosa Locally common Wingspan: 32-38mm Flight time: March-May Habitat: Deciduous woodland, scrub, gardens and wet moorland Larval food plants include sallows, Bilberry and bedstraws

Red Chestnut, Cerastis rubricosa
Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. April 2011