Brindled Beauty (Lycia hirtaria) | Species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Male. Taken at Aston, Oxon., on April 16th 2023. (1/250th sec at f13. © David Hastings) DescriptionFamily: Geometridae Wing span: 34 - 46mm A fairy distinctive, furry moth. The wing pattern is variable but all forms have some heavy blackish cross-lines. Most examples have a golden-yellow component. The male has feathered antennae. It is common in England as far north as Yorkshire, and in the southern half of Wales. It is scarce in the rest of Wales, northern England and southern Scotland, but well-distributed in central and northern Scotland. It is found in broad-leaved woodland, scrub, hedgerows, parks and gardens. There is one generation per year, from March to mid-May. It over-winters as a pupa underground. Larvae feed on many broad-leaved trees and shrubs including birches, hawthorns, limes, elms, Alder and sallows. Males come to light late at night, sometimes in numbers. Females are rarely seen at light. Sightings
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