Apocheima hispidaria

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| taxon = Apocheima hispidaria

| authority = (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775){{cite web |last=Savela |first=Markku |url=http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/geometroidea/geometridae/ennominae/apocheima/#hispidaria |title=Apocheima hispidaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) |website=Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms |accessdate=February 3, 2019}}

| synonyms = *Geometra hispidaria Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775

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Apocheima hispidaria, the small brindled beauty, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found from Spain through central Europe to Russia. In the north, the range extends to southern Sweden. In the south, it is found on all of the Balkan Peninsula (except Greece) up to the Black Sea.

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The wingspan is 28–35 mm. [https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1925 "70.246 BF1925 Small Brindled Beauty Apocheima hispidaria ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)"]. UKMoths. Adults are on wing from mid-March to mid-May.

(MHNT) Apocheima hispidaria - Lacérède France - Male dorsal.jpg|Apocheima hispidaria hispidaria ♂

(MHNT) Apocheima hispidaria - Lacérède France - Male ventral.jpg|Apocheima hispidaria hispidaria ♂ △

(MHNT) Apocheima hispidaria f. Obscura- Zagórze Pologne - Male dorsal.jpg|Apocheima hispidaria f. Obscura ♂

(MHNT) Apocheima hispidaria f. Obscura- Zagórze Pologne - Male ventral.jpg|Apocheima hispidaria f. Obscura ♂ △

The larvae feed on Quercus robur, Salix aurita, Carpinus betulus, Prunus spinosa, Prunus avium and Malus domestica. Larvae can be found from May to July.