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Merveille du Jour, Dichonia aprilina
Family: Noctuidae       Sub-family: Cuculliinae

ABH 73.224
B&F 2247     *     Merveille du Jour     *     Dichonia aprilina


Locally common
Wingspan: 35-40mm

Flight time: September-November
Habitat: Broadleaved woodland, parks, hedges, rural gardens

Larvae feed on the buds, flowers and leaves of Oak



Merveille du Jour, Dichonia aprilina


Merveille du Jour, Dichonia aprilina




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

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