70.253 BF1932 - Spring Usher - Geometridae - Agriopis leucophaearia

70.253 BF1932 - Geometridae - Larentiinae - Agriopis leucophaearia - Spring Usher

Adult Macro: CAT 1 - Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others -

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- Generally Common / Widespread

Taxonomy: Macro >> Geometridae

ID Difficulty: green

- easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.

ID pointers: The forewing is very triangular, but with a rounded tip. Variable as detailed below in Christian’s excellent montage. Female is wingless. Smaller than other closely related species.

Distribution: A resident that is locally distributed but fairly common in old woodlands in Derbyshire.

Flight Period: January / February / March / - January – March – one generation.

Moth Activity: Nocturnal - The females climb up tree trunks and the males fly weakly to them, also being attracted to light

*** Last updated on 11 March 2025 by RP ***

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Wingspan: 23-28mm
Forewing: 14-17mm

Recorded dates for Common [Blue-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.

IMAGES BELOW: Wildboar Clough, Longdendale, Derbyshire – Christian Heintzen ©; Long Clough January; February 2025 – Christian Heintzen©

70.253 BF1932 - Spring Usher - Geometridae - Agriopis leucophaearia

Spring Usher – Agriopis leucophaearia – Christian Heintzen

Spring Usher – 14th January 2025 – Long Clough – Christian Heintzen

Spring Usher – 3rd February 2025 -Long Clough – Christian Heintzen

Spring Usher – female – 6th April 2015 – Belper – Dave Evans

Spring Usher - 3rd February 2025 -Long Clough - Christian Heintzen

Spring Usher - 14th January 2025 - Long Clough - Christian Heintzen