Geometridae

70.249 Rannoch Brindled Beauty Lycia lapponaria scotica (Harrison, 1916)

Notable A

Similar species: Belted Beauty Lycia zonaria is similar, but it has dull orange bars between the abdominal segments rather than a broken orange-red line down the dorsal.

Forewing: 14 to 16mm

Habitats: Boggy moorland scrub or dry heathland with Bilberry and heathers.

Habits: Both sexes can be found during the day resting on fence posts, plant stems and rocks.

Foodplant: The larva feeds on Bog Myrtle, Bilberry, Eared Willow, Heather, Bell Heather or Cross-leaved Heath. In captivity it accepts Hawthorn, sallows and birches. It pupates in the soil, sometimes overwintering for several seasons.