Pheosia tremula
Irish status: Scarce
Swallow Prominent - has a wingspan of 45-55 mm. Food plants are willow and poplar. They fly from May to October in habitats such as woodlands, heaths and moors. Night flying and attracted to light. Photographed in Co. Leitrim.
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