Dotted Border (Agriopis marginaria) | Species | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Male. Taken at Aston, Oxon., on March 22nd 2022. (1/800th sec at f11. © David Hastings) DescriptionFamily: Geometridae Wing span: 32 - 40mm The male of this species is distinguished by a conspicuous row of black dots along the edges of both wings. The forewing is brownish, and quite variable. The female is flightless, but has substantial wing stubs. It is found throughout the British Isles. It is most abundant in woodland, but can also be found in scrub, hedgerows, gardens, calcareous grassland, heathland and moorland. There is one generation per year, from February to April. It over-winters as a pupa underground. Larvae feed on many broad-leaved trees and shrubs. Males come to light, often in numbers. Sightings
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