Trichopteryx carpinata

Irish status: Common Locally

Early Tooth-striped - This is an early spring moth that flies from March to May. Its habitats include deciduous woodland, scrubby heaths and fens. This one though was asleep on my window! Photograph: Greaghnafarna Co. Leitrim.

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