Tree Lichen Beauty
Larvae feed on lichen on trees and probably other surfaces.
Tree lichen beauty. Lichens are beautiful especially when you view a lichen-drenched Douglas-fir or a colorful crust-covered cliff and up close when viewed under a hand-lens or microscope. Lichens are beautiful especially when you view a lichen-drenched Douglas-fir or a colorful crust-covered cliff and up close when viewed under a hand-lens or microscope. Garden Abingdon Oxon 2 23-Jul-2018.
The species occurs in southern Europe. In southern Europe larvae feed on lichens growing on trees. As the leaves fall from the trees it is a good opportunity to look at the lichen growing on the trunks of trees such as Hawthorn.
It doesnt matter that the lichens dont harm the trees their very presence on the trunk diminishes the beauty of the landscape. Cryphia algae the tree-lichen beauty is a moth of the family Noctuidae. Cryphia algae Tree-lichen Beauty 4 male ID.
The Tree-lichen Beauty Cryphia algae is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The lichens seem to be full of colour and vigour at a time when little else seems to be growing. UKSI Cenwyfyn y Coed Welsh local.
Lichens grow among the fall-colored leaves of dwarf birch in the tundra landscape above the Arctic Circle showing both the diverse beauty. Increased records in the past few years indicate a resident population in Norfolk. This one turned up in the moth trap this morning with other migrants so I suspect its a migrant as well.
Subsequent records mainly from the south coast. Recorded as new to Nottinghamshire in 2018 when one was trapped at Carlton on 27th July by Andy Adcock. With all that in mind some gardeners and homeowners cant stand the sight of lichens on their trees.
