Irish moths

August Thorn, Ennomos quercinaria

Family: Geometridae       Sub-family: Ennominae

1912     *     August Thorn     *     Ennomos quercinaria


Widespread, locally common
Wingspan: 42-50mm

Flight time: Late July-September
Habitat: Woods, parks, hedgerows, gardens

Larvae feed on Oak leaves, also recorded from Lime, elms, birches, Blackthorn and Hawthorn.




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

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