Irish moths

Mirificarma mulinella

Family: Gelechiidae       Sub-family: Gelechiinae

792     *     Mirificarma mulinella



Wingspan: 11-15mm

Flight time: July-September
Habitat: Waste ground, heaths

Larvae feed inside the flowerbuds of Gorse and Broom



Mirificarma mulinella

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

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