Marbled
Beauty Bryophila domestica (Hufnagel,
1766) ....
Formerly known as Cryphia domestica  |
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.....Usually much more common in urban
areas, where it is more strongly attracted to light than it is in
rural locations. The markings can vary between individual
moths, as the acompanying photographs illustrate. The larva is well
marked and can sometimes be found under loose mortar on walls, where it
feeds on Lichens. |
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| Photographed
at Market Warsop July 2012 |
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| Marbled
Beauty showing brown ground colour to the wings,
photographed at Market Warsop August 2012 |
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| Photographed
at Market Warsop July 2010 |
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| Photographed
at Sherwood Forest CP July 2009 |
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Early stages |
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Final-instar larva, photographed at Hawton near Newark, May 2026 |
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