| SCIENTIFIC NAME: | APOROPHYLA AUSTRALIS |
| VERNACULAR NAME: | FEATHERED BRINDLEA |
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| 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. |