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786
787
786
Larva of willow beauty moth (
Peribatodes rhomboidaria
).
787
Male willow beauty moth (
Peribatodes rhomboidaria
).
788
789
788
Larva of pale brindled beauty moth (
Phigalia pilosaria
).
789
Male pale brindled beauty moth (
Phigalia pilosaria
).
790
Phigalia pilosaria
(Denis & Schiffermüller)
(
788-790
)
syn.
Apocheima pilosaria
(Denis &
Schiffermüller)
Pale brindled beauty moth
A generally distributed species, the greyish-brown to
reddish-brown, twig-like (up to 40 mm long) larvae
feeding in the spring on the foliage of various trees and
shrubs, including birch (
Betula
), crab-apple (
Malus
),
elm (
Ulmus
), flowering cherry (
Prunus
), hawthorn
(
Crataegus
), hornbeam (
Carpinus betulus
), larch
(
Larix
), lime (
Tilia
), oak (
Quercus
), poplar (
Populus
),
rose (
Rosa
) and broad-leaved willows such as grey
willow (
Salix cinerea
) and pussy willow (
S. caprea
).
They sometimes attack such hosts in gardens, parks and
nurseries but damage caused is slight. Adults occur from
January to March. Males (40-42 mm wingspan) are
grey, tinged with greenish or brownish and suffused
with dark grey or brown; females (12 mm long) are
stout-bodied and virtually wingless.
790
Female pale brindled beauty moth (
Phigalia pilosaria
).
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