Species Details

ABH: 70.231

BF: 1910

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Ennominae

Taxon: Apeira syringaria

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular: Lilac Beauty

Account: Local in broad-leaved woodland, scrub and gardens throughout much of England, Wales and southern Scotland Unmistakable. Larva feeds on Honeysuckle, Ash, Wild Privet and Garden Privet.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 38 — 42 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 2 Jun (1959) — 26 Sep (1989)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Fraxinus sp., Ligustrum sp., Lonicera sp., Syringa sp.

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/apeira-syringaria/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 299

Individuals: 288

Earliest Year: 1899

Latest Year: 2025

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