The ground colour of the forewings is reddish brown.
The male subterminal and antemedial lines are slightly wavy with the areas between these lines usually being a darker brown than the ground colour. The forewing apex is rounded and there is a small discal spot towards the costal edge. The hindwings are pale whitish brown with a tiny discal spot.
Females have short wings (60% of the length of the abdomen).
The male subterminal and antemedial lines are slightly wavy with the areas between these lines usually being a darker brown than the ground colour. The forewing apex is rounded and there is a small discal spot towards the costal edge. The hindwings are pale whitish brown with a tiny discal spot.
Females have short wings (60% of the length of the abdomen).
Habitat
- Forest clearings
- Gardens
- Hedgerows
- Scrub
- Woodland
Similar species
32-37 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
DanskTidlig frostmåler 
DeutschFrüher Schlehenbusch-Winterspanner DeutschSchwarzgrauer Breitflügelspanner 
EnglishEarly Moth 
FrançaisPhalène précoce FrançaisThérie précoce 
NederlandsMeidoornspanner
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Rosaceae Crataegus monogyna Common Hawthorn Rosaceae Prunus domestica Plum Rosaceae Prunus spinosa Blackthorn - Secondary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Rosaceae Crataegus Hawthorn Rosaceae Prunus spinosa Blackthorn
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Hibernia ibicaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland Robert Thompson, Brian Nelson Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Northamptonshire Wildlife Suffolk Moths Tony Prichard UK Moths Ian Kimber
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