Irish moths

Powdered Quaker, Orthosia gracilis

Family: Noctuidae       Sub-family: Hadeninae 

2186     *     Powdered Quaker     *     Orthosia gracilis


Locally common
Wingspan: 35-40mm. Can be variable

Flight time: April-May
Habitat: Damp woodland, marshes, bogs and gardens

Larvae feed on a range of herbaceous and woody plants including willows, Blackthorn, Bog-myrtle and Purple-loosestrife

Similar: Common Quaker


Powdered Quaker, Orthosia gracilis

Powdered Quaker, Orthosia gracilis
Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. April 2011

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