70.246 BF1925 – Small Brindled Beauty – Geometridae – Apocheima hispidaria
Small Brindled Beauty – Geometridae – Ennominae – Apocheima hispidaria – colour code •
STATUS – Last recorded 2010. The first record for over 100 years in Derbyshire was trapped at Midway, in the south of the county, on 18th March 2010. Status remains uncertain in the county and is likely to be no longer present.
ID POINTERS – Smaller than its relative (Brindled Beauty). A rather narrow and tapering forewing, with chequered fringes and a pale panel along the trailing edge to the forewing. Usually two dark brown wavy cross- lines are noticeable with the outer being somewhat jagged. Some specimens can be entirely dark. The female is wingless. A woodland species
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing February – March
IMAGES – Midway, Derbyshire – 1st record for over 100 years in the county
Small Brindled Beauty