Nettle Tap - Anthophila fabriciana-is a new moth find for us
A micro moth -wingspan 10-15 mm. A small, but very common species.
It flies in the daytime from May throughout the summer. It was photographed today resting on Ox-Eye Daisy beside a large clump of nettles (Urtica dioica), which is the larval food plant.
KILTEEVAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GROUP LIMITED
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This project received grant aid from Roscommon LEADER Partnership Rural Development Programme which is financed by the Irish Government under the Rural Development Programme Ireland 2007-2013 and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Europe investing in Rural Areas.
