- Brindled Beauty
Taxobox
name = Brindled Beauty
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regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Lepidoptera
familia =Geometridae
genus = "Lycia"
species = "L. hirtaria"
binomial = "Lycia hirtaria"
binomial_authority = ClerckThe Brindled Beauty "Lycia hirtaria" is a small
palearctic Moth .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.Carter, David. Butterflies and Moths, Dorling Kindersley, pg 200]
Habits
The Brindled Beauty is nocturnal.
Range
Life Cycle
The caterpillar of the Brindled Beauty ranges from greyish-green to brown in colour and has black and yellow spots.
Foodplants
The moth caterpillar feeds on broad-leafed trees.
Cited references
ee also
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Lepidoptera
*Moth
*Geometridae References
* Carter, David - Butterflies and Moths (Dorling Kindersley Handbooks), Dorling Kindersley Ltd. London, 1992
ISBN 0 7513 2707 7 .
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