Agriopis marginaria (Fabricius, 1776) Species
Last modified: Feb. 17, 2020, 12:22 p.m.
A common species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Geometridae > Subfamily: Ennominae > Tribus: Bistonini > Genus: Agriopis > Species: Agriopis marginaria
- Vernacular names
- Grote voorjaarsspanner (NL), Dotted Border (EN), L'Hibernie hâtive (FR), Graugelber Breitflügelspanner (DE)
- Synonyms
- Agriopis progemmaria (Hübner, 1799)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 16.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Flight periods
The adults occur early in the year. The males fly, depending on mild conditions, already onwards from mid January, but mostly in February-March till April. The females are wingless. They come to light.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees
The larva lives on various deciduous trees. Hibernates as a pupa underground.
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