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Bryophila Treitschke, Bryopsis Boursin, Euthales Hübner, Poecilia Schrank
Adults. Head rough. Eyes glabrous; not ciliated. Antennae of males (fasciculate-) ciliate.
Wingspan 23–30 mm. Head and thorax coloured like the forewings, abdomen like the hindwings. Forewings pale grey, grey-green or greenish; greenish tinged; complexly patterned; the patterning well marked; reniform defined; orbicular defined. Hindwings whitish, or whitish-fuscous, or fuscous, or grey; plain, or terminally darkened; with a clear discal mark, or without a clear discal mark; transversely lined, or without transverse lines; exhibiting vein 5. Vein 5 of the hindwings weak; arising nearer to vein 6 than to vein 4. Thorax crested (slightly, posteriorly). Middle tibiae without spines. Posterior tibiae without spines; rough-scaled. Abdomen crested.
Living adults found July and August.
Larvae, pupae. Larvae conspicuously hairy; with red markings, or without red markings; posteriorly rounded, or posteriorly tapered; feeding on lichens; pupating in or under bark or rotten wood (usually in crevices).
British representation. 4 species; South-east England, Central-southern England, South-west England, English Midlands, Northern England, Southern Scotland, Northern Scotland, Wales, and Ireland; algae* (Tree-lichen Beauty), domestica (perla: Marbled Beauty), muralis (Marbled Green), raptricula* (Marbled Grey).
Bryophilinae.
Illustrations. • C. algae (Tree-lichen Beauty), C. domestica (Marbled beauty) and C. muralis (Marbled Green), with other Acronictinae: Newman (1869). 1, Moma alpium (Scarce Merveille-du-jour); 2, Acronicta megacephala (Poplar Grey); 3, Acronicta aceris (The Sycamore: 1b representing a dark var.); 4, Acronicta leporina (The Miller); 5, Acronicta alni (The Alder); 6, Acronicta tridens (Dark Dagger, 6a representing the typical form); 7, Acronicta psi (Grey Dagger); 8, Acronicta strigosa (Marsh Dagger); 9, Acronicata menyanthidis (Light Knot-Grass, a and b representing the typical form); 10, Acronicta auricoma (Scarce Dagger); 11, Acronicta euphorbiae myricae (Sweet Gale Moth); 12, Acronicta rumicis (The Knot-Grass); 13, Simyra albovenosa (Powdered Wainscot); 14, Craniophora ligustri (The Coronet); 15, Cryphia algae (Tree-lichen Beauty); 16, Cryphia domestica (Marbled beauty); 17, Cryphia muralis (Marbled Green). • Acronictinae (Cryphia): Kirby. ACRONICTINAE. 1, Cryphia raptricula; 2, Cryphia algae (Tree-lichen Beauty); 3, Cryphia muralis (Marbled Green); 4; Cryphia domestica (= perla: Marbled Beauty); 5, Moma alpium (Scarce Merveille du Jour). From Kirby 34.
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Cite this publication as: ‘Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2003 onwards. Insects of Britain and Ireland: the genera of Lepidoptera-Noctuidae. Version: 14th February 2021. delta-intkey.com’.
