Dotted border

The dotted border (Agriopis marginaria) is a moth of the family Geometridae.

It is usually found resting on the trunks and branches of the larval food plants.

The male has orange-brown forewings ( less orange than in aurantiaria with a paler yellowish band and a row of dots along the termen which gives it its common name.

[1] [2][3] The adults are active from February to April[1], the male sometimes coming to light but not strongly attracted.

The very variable larva is usually greenish-brown with dark cross-shaped markings along the back and feeds on a range of trees and shrubs (see list below).

Dotted border caterpillar