Oak beauty

(Zool.) a British geometrid moth (Biston prodromaria) whose larva feeds on the oak.

See also: Oak

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Some, such as the Abbott's sphinx, which hides on its host, the grapevine and the Oak beauty, were camouflaged so well it was difficult to spot them at all.
Creepy crawlers fascinate; Tower Hill Botanic Garden visitors observe caterpillars
The great oak beauty can be spotted in Ryton Wood, its most northerly British habitat, while Warwickshire is the most southerly point for the angle striped swallow.
OUT OF THE SHADOWS; For many moons, the much-maligned moth has been forced to play second fiddle to the brasher butterfly. But do these winged creatures deserve such a rotten reputation? MARY GRIFFIN finds out
Up to 25 moths a night have been in a lamp-trap near Chester, including quaker, twin spot, Hebrew character, oak beauty and the March moth, while the rare Belted Beauty is out now by Meols Common caravans.
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