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Pale Brindled Beauty

Phigalia pilosaria

Pale Brindled Beauty (Phigalia pilosaria), adult. Framwellgate Moor, 15-02-2024. Copyright Christopher Blakey.
© Christopher Blakey
B&F Code
70.247

Authority

Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775

Family
Geometridae

Subfamily
Ennominae

Genus
Phigalia

National Status
Common

Statistics

Records 759
Individuals 1476
Largest Sample 40
First Recorded 1872
Last Recorded 2024
Earliest Adult Record 28/10
Latest Adult Record 14/04
Monad Coverage 3.7%
Hexad Coverage 71.4%

Map

This map shows all records of Pale Brindled Beauty - Phigalia pilosaria in the Durham (VC66) database per monad (1km grid square). The map can be explored further by zooming and panning, can be reset using the button on the left, and can be filtered by selecting the era. Click on a monad to view a full list of species recorded in it, or its containing hexad (10km grid square).

Era

Map (image)

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Week graph

This graph shows the County Durham (VC66) records of Pale Brindled Beauty - Phigalia pilosaria per 7-day period, differentiated by life stage. Hover over/tap the graph to see an exact count of records at that point in time. Hover over/hold the life stage legend to highlight a particular life stage; click on a life stage label to remove it from the graph. The graph can be filtered further by selecting the era.

Era

The graphs below show the total records and individuals of Pale Brindled Beauty - Phigalia pilosaria in County Durham (VC66) per time period. Hover over/tap the graph to see an exact number of records and individuals at a particular point in time. Hover over/hold a label to highlight a particular metric; click on a metric label to remove it from the graph.

Era graph

Year graph

Gallery

This gallery shows images of Pale Brindled Beauty - Phigalia pilosaria. Clicking on a photo opens it in a large lightbox with a full caption, and the arrow buttons move between photos. If you would like to contribute any photographs, particularly of any stages not captured here, please email admin@durhammoths.org. Most photos on this website have been taken by County Durham (VC66) recorders, but please note that not all have been taken in the county.

Habitats

This is a list of habitats that Pale Brindled Beauty - Phigalia pilosaria is known to occur in within the UK.



Habitat and foodplant information derived from Cook, P.M.; Tordoff, G.M.; Davis, A.M.; Parsons, M.S.; Dennis, E.B.; Fox, R.; Botham, M.S.; Bourn, N.A.D. (2022). Traits data for the butterflies and macro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland, 2022. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/33a66d6a-dd9b-4a19-9026-cf1ffb969cdb


 

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