Irish moths Moths Ireland map

Small Dotted Buff, Photedes minima
Family: Noctuidae       Sub-family: Amphipyrinae

ABH 73.147
B&F 2345     *     Small Dotted Buff     *     Photedes minima


Scarce
Wingspan: 20-23mm

Flight time: June-August
Habitat: Damp woods and grasslands, marshy ground

Larval food plant: Tufted Hair-grass





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

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