Brindled Beauty
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| Lycia hirtaria Clerck |
The Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria[1] is a small palearctic Moth.
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[edit] Description
The Brindled Beauty is a furry moth has brown wings with a brindled brown and white pattern which provides near-perfect camouflage for the moth on tree trunks and also gives the moth its name. The females have a pale yellow suffusion on the wings and the front edges of the forewing are paler in their case. The moth has a wingspan of 4 to 5 cms.[1]
[edit] Habits
The Brindled Beauty is nocturnal.
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[edit] Life Cycle
The caterpillar of the Brindled Beauty ranges from greyish-green to brown in colour and has black and yellow spots.[1]
[edit] Foodplants
The moth caterpillar feeds on broad-leafed trees.[1]
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[edit] References
- Carter, David - Butterflies and Moths (Dorling Kindersley Handbooks), Dorling Kindersley Ltd. London, 1992 ISBN 0 7513 2707 7.
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