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Treble-bar
Aplocera plagiata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Geometridae: Larentiinae
1867 / 70.192
Photo © Stephen Youngs,  12/08/2018 - Pedders Way

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Lesser Treble-bar
Aplocera efformata
Forewing: 19-22mm.
Flight: Two generations May-June. Aug-Sept.
Foodplant:   St John's-worts.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
Status
Common.
One of the larger Geometrids.
Many habitats.

Difficult to tell apart from the much less common Lesser Treble-bar.
Separated by differences in the abdomen (see next species for details)

Recorded in 65 (88%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1940.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
27/09/2023127TG10Cringleford (UEA)
21/09/2023127TG20Stoke Holy Cross
20/09/2023127TG23North Walsham
19/09/2023127TG10Cringleford (UEA)
17/09/2023127TG04Cley next the Sea
15/09/2023127TG32Neatishead / Barton Broad
15/09/2023127TG04Cley next the Sea
14/09/2023127TG32Neatishead / Barton Broad
14/09/2023127TG04Cley next the Sea
11/09/2023127TG11Horsford
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