Species Details

ABH: 70.248

BF: 1927

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Ennominae

Taxon: Lycia hirtaria

Authority: (Clerck, 1759)

Vernacular: Brindled Beauty

Account: Common in broad-leaved woodland, scrub, hedgerows, parks and gardens throughout England, Wales and southern Scotland, a species of conservation concern under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan The male is most likely to be confused with Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria, from which readily distinguished by the prominent black cross-lines of Brindled Beauty. Larva feeds on various broad-leaved trees and shrubs, including Birch, Hawthorn, Alder, Sallow, Oak, Elm and Lime, over-wintering as a pupa.

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: 42 — 52 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 25 Feb (2000) — 31 May (2003)

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

Foodplant: Polyphagous.

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

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP: BAP(R)

WCA:

Click here to view the full geology map of Surrey.

Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/lycia-hirtaria/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 713

Individuals: 488

Earliest Year: 1904

Latest Year: 2025

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