Irish moths

Scalloped Hook-tip, Falcaria lacertinaria

Family: Drepanidae        Sub-family: Drepaninae

1645     *     Scalloped Hook-tip     *     Falcaria lacertinaria


Scarce
Wingspan: 27-35mm

Flight time: May-June, July-August
Habitat: Woodlands

Food plant: Adults do not feed, larvae feed on Birch (Betula) leaves.



Scalloped Hook-tip, Falcaria lacertinaria


Scalloped Hook-tip, Falcaria lacertinaria


Scalloped Hook-tip, Falcaria lacertinaria

Scalloped Hook-tip, Falcaria lacertinaria
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. June 2011

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