Cyclophora punctaria

Cyclophora punctaria, the maiden's blush, is a moth of the family Geometridae.

In the north, its distribution extends to southern Fennoscandia and the British Isles, in the west via France to parts of northern Spain, in the south via Italy, the Balkan Peninsula (with the exception of Greece) to Asia Minor.

The medium-sized, slightly curved and brown coloured cross line is always clearly marked.

The larva is smooth and slim, very variable in colour, green, brown or grey.

The pupa, which is quite is yellowish-brown to greenish with four rows of large, dark back spots.

Fig 6, 6a Larvae after final moult