Treble Bar
Aplocera plagiata

Aplocera plagiata, known as the treble-bar or St. John's wort inchworm, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East. Source
Where it is now
In the last 8 weeks this insect was recorded 66 times across 4 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).
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Movement and weather
Over the weeks it was present in the past year, its centre in Europe ranged from 48°N in May to 59°N in August, about 1,300 km apart.
Arrival dates
The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.
| Region | First arrival | Last arrival | Typical peak | Areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 18 May 2026 | 10 August 2026 | 31 August 2026 | 2 |
Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.