Species Details

ABH: 73.084

BF: 2293

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Bryophilinae

Taxon: Bryophila domestica

Authority: (Hufnagel, 1766)

Vernacular: Marbled Beauty

Account: Common in orchards and woodland, and around old buildings, dry-stone walls and sea cliffs throughout the British Isles. Historically widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight, the 21st century has seen a significant decline in reporting rates: based on records received 2000-2023 this decline is in the region of 80-90%. The reason for this is unclear but may be at least in part due to competition with Tree Lichen Beauty which has increased dramatically in the same timeframe.Wingspan 23-31 mm. Dentate antemedian fascia extends from costa to dorsum, in contrast to superficially similar Marbled Green C. muralis, in which antemedian fascia falls short of dorsum. Larva feeds on various lichens, often on walls and tree trunks.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 23 — 31 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 4 Jun (2007) — 27 Sep (1984)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant:

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 2 — Care needed to identify 🤔
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/bryophila-domestica/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 820

Individuals: 1349

Earliest Year: 1900

Latest Year: 2025

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