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Brindled Beauty
Lycia hirtaria (Clerck, 1759)
Geometridae: Ennominae
1927 / 70.248

Similar Suffolk Species
Small Brindled Beauty
Apocheima hispidaria
Pale Brindled Beauty
Phigalia pilosaria
Forewing: 19-23mm.
Flight: One generation March-May.
Foodplant:   Broadleaved trees.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2

Morley's Final Catalogue: Supposed to be generally distributed, but few records. Common at Ipswich lights in 1893, and bred there as early as 5 Feb. (Mly). Once at Higham near Bury (Norgate). Gorleston (D).

Recent Suffolk Status: Common.

Life history: Single-brooded.

Identification: Flies later than Pale brindled beauty and is darker in colour with obvious black lines. Small brindled beauty is much smaller.

Habitat: Woodlands, hedgerows, scrub, gardens.

Recorded in 46 (79%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1893.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
21/05/2023125TM35 - Snape/Tunstall
19/05/2023+25TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest
14/05/2023126TL96 - Thurston/Elmswell
12/05/2023125TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham
11/05/2023125TM25 - Wickham Market/Otley
Further info: Lycia hirtaria
 
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