Small Brindled Beauty

    Apocheima hispidaria

    GeometridaeABH 70.246 B&F 1925

    An early spring moth of Oak woodland and hedgerows with large oaks. Confined largely to southern England and Wales, it is local in the south-west and has been recorded in scattered locations in the county. The males come to light and females may be found on trunks of trees.

    Adult Verification Grade: 1

    Small Brindled Beauty (Apocheima hispidaria) photographed in Somerset by Jenny Vickers