Brindled Beauty (Lycia hirtaria, (Clerck, 1759))

General Information
Pupates in loose soil.
Overwinters as Overwinters as a pupa.
Male readily comes to light, sometimes in numbers. Female not.
Often found at rest during day

Forewing length: 19-23mm.
Foodplant(s): Downy Birch (Betula pubescens), Silver Birch (Betula pendula), hawthorns (Crataegus spp.), lime (Tilia spp.), elms (Ulmus spp.), Alder (Alnus glutinosa), sallows (Salix spp.), oaks (Quercus spp.), broadleaved trees
Flying: One generation, March-late May
UK Presence: Resident
National status: Common

Habitat

Woodland and suburban habitats.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in MyPlace.

Similar Species

Small Brindled Beauty Apocheima hispidaria

Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria (=Apocheima)

70.248 (BF1927) Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria, (Clerck, 1759)

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