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Lycia hirtaria
The Brindled Beauty is a furry moth, which has brown wings with a brindled brown and white pattern which provides near-perfect camouflage 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 their forewings are paler. The moth has a wingspan of 4–5 cm. The Brindled Beauty is nocturnal.
Spotted on Aug 28, 2013
Submitted on Aug 28, 2013
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