Family: Geometridae       Sub-family: Ennominae 1934     *     Dotted Border     *     Agriopis marginaria Locally common. Wingspan: 27-32mm. Flight time: December onwards, main flight time February-April Habitat: Woodlands, also gardens, hedgerows, heathland Larvae feed on wide range of broad-leaved trees and shrubs including Oak, Birch, Hazel and Hawthorn. Similar: Scarce Umber and Mottled Umber

Photographs: Dotted Border. Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. January 2011