SCIENTIFIC NAME: APOROPHYLA AUSTRALIS
VERNACULAR NAME: FEATHERED BRINDLEA

Fig 1
ADULT Wingspan - 36 - 42mm. The ground colour grey to dark-brown covered with various black lines and streaks. The crossbands are jagged and the wings in general are fairly narrow.
CHRYSALIS N/A
LARVA Over winters in this stage and feeds on Sea Campion, Wood Sage and Sorrel.
BEHAVIOUR Attracted to light and sugar.
HABITAT Coastal.
FLIGHT PERIOD Single brooded. August to October.
STATUS Common resident in Southern Britain.

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