Hydriomena furcata

Irish status: Widespread and Common

July Highflyer - Flies from June to September. Variations in colour some a reddish brown and others have a distinct green colour as shown here. It has around a 25 mm wingspan. One of its food plants is Bilberry. Observed in Greaghnafarna Co. Leitrim

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