Lycia hirtaria (Brindled Beauty)
Originator: Frode Falkenberg
Systematics :
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Articulate animals)
Class: Insecta (Insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (Moths and butterflies)
Group: «Macro-heterocera» (Macro-moths)
Family: Geometridae (Geometrid moths)
Subfamily: Ennominae
Genus: Lycia
Species: Lycia hirtaria (Brindled Beauty)
Other names: stor lurvemåler, vårlurvemåler
Norwegian name: Olivenlurvemåler
Host plants: Alder (Alnus), Apple (Malus), Aspen and Poplar (Populus), Berberis, Birch (Betula), Elm (Ulmus), Filipendula, Hawthorn (Crataegus), Lime (Tilia), Oak (Quercus), Prunus, Rhamnus, Ribes, Rosa, Rubus, Sorbus, Vaccinium, Willows, Sallows and Osiers (Salix)
Confusion species: Phigalia pilosaria (Pale Brindled Beauty)