Family: Geometridae       Sub-family: Ennominae 1937     *     Willow Beauty     *     Peribatodes rhomboidaria Widespread, locally common Wingspan: 30-38mm. Usually brownish with darker markings but there is a greyish form, f. perfumaria. Flight time: June-August Habitat: Woods, parks, scrub, hedges and gardens Larval food plants include Hawthorn and Ivy. Similar: Mottled Beauty

Willow Beauty, Peribatodes rhomboidaria
Ballylickey, Co. Cork and Foynes, Co. Limerick, Ireland. August 2011