Agriopis marginaria (Fabricius, 1776) Species
Last modified: June 23, 2025, 9:57 p.m.
A common species in Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
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
Wingspan males 27–32 mm.
The females have very small wings.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa underground.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults occur early in the year. The males fly, depending on mild conditions, already from mid-December/mid-January, but mostly in February-March till April, uncommon later or earlier.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Deciduous trees
The larva lives on various deciduous trees.
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