Operophtera fagata (Scharfenberg, 1805)

Operophtera fagata, the northern winter moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is widespread through much of Europe.

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Synonyms 2
Geometra boreata, Phalaena fagata
  • 33,887 GBIF occurrences
  • 1,785 iNaturalist observations
Conservation status code
LC
Conservation: status label
Least Concern
Conservation: population trend
Stable
Conservation: year assessed
2026
Habitats
IUCN: population narrative

There is no information on the population size or trend of this species.

IUCN: habitat narrative

Habitat: plantations (22%), arable land (16%), urban areas (14%), temperate forest (13%).

IUCN: threats narrative

There are no known widespread or significant threats for this species.

IUCN: conservation narrative

In Europe, this species is listed as: LC on the national Red List of the United Kingdom and shows a trend of 65.30% over the period 2000 - 2016 (Cook et al. 2021), LC in Ireland (Allen et al. 2016), LC on the preliminary Red List of the Netherlands (Ellis et al. 2013), LC in Finland (Hyvärinen et al. 2019), LC in Sweden (SLU Artdatabanken 2020), LC in Germany Rennwald et al. 2011, Trusch et al. 2011, Wachlin and Bolz 2011), LC in the Vorarlberg region in Austria (Huemer et al. 2022), LC in Romania (Rakosy et al. 2023)), NT in the region Flanders in Belgium (Veraghtert et al. 2023), LC in Denmark (Helsing and Karsholt 2019)

IUCN: rationale

European regional assessment: Least Concern (LC)EU 27 regional assessment: Least Concern (LC)This species is not endemic to the European region. It has an established population in Europe and within the EU, and has been documented or assumed to be established with a permanently reproducing population with no major threats, and the species is not considered to be severely fragmented or to be undergoing continuing decline in any aspect of its distribution, population or habitat. The species does not meet any of the criteria for a threatened Category, and is therefore assessed as Least Concern (LC) for both Europe and for the EU27 Member States.