Irish moths

Purple Bar, Cosmorhoe ocellata

Family: Geometridae       Sub-family: Larentiinae

1752     *     Purple Bar     *     Cosmorhoe ocellata


Widespread
Wingspan: 20-25mm

Flight time: May-September
Found in most habitats

Larval food plant: Bedstraws



Purple Bar, Cosmorhoe ocellata


Purple Bar, Cosmorhoe ocellata

Purple Bar, Cosmorhoe ocellata
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. 2010 and June 2011

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