
Rannoch Brindled Beauty
Often found near common bird's-foot trefoil and kidney vetch. Coastal. The male sometimes flies in the afternoon sunshine, whilst both sexes can often be found at rest on fence posts, dry plant stems etc. The male also flies from early evening.
The larvae can be seen from May to July. The overwinter as pupae just below the ground.
Common Bird’s-foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) and Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria), but also on clovers, Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), Creeping Willow (Salix repens), Burnet Rose (Rosa pimpinellifolia) and plantains, as well as Yellow Iris (Iris pseudacorus).
Coastal. Found on the machair of the Hebrides. Elsewhere it occurs on sand-dunes and, in one case, on a sandy salting.
Belted Beauty - Marcell Kárpáti
Belted Beauty - Marcell Kárpáti
Belted Beauty (female) - Marcell Kárpáti
Marcell Kárpáti
Belted Beauty (female) - Marcell Kárpáti
Marcell Kárpáti
Belted Beauty (male) - Tim Melling
Tim Melling
Belted Beauty (male) - David Morris
Belted Beauty (male) - David Morris