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Lilac Beauty

Apeira syringaria

Checklist Number
70.231 [B&F: 1910]

Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)

Classification

Family:Geometridae
Subfamily:Ennominae
Genus:Apeira
Species:syringaria
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)

Local in broad-leaved woodland, scrub and gardens throughout much of England, Wales and southern Scotland. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight widespread and not uncommon throughout, but thinly distributed and occurring only in small numbers. Wingspan 38-42 mm. Unmistakable. Larva feeds on Honeysuckle, Ash, Wild Privet and Garden Privet.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Adult
Larval

Records by week (adult)

Records by week (larval)