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title: "Marmerspanner"
description: "Ecliptopera silaceata — Insecten en spinnen. Ecliptopera silaceata, the small phoenix, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/small-phoenix
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Marmerspanner

> Ecliptopera silaceata — Insecten en spinnen. Ecliptopera silaceata, the small phoenix, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.

- Scientific name: *Ecliptopera silaceata*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 9404
- Wikidata: [Q901603](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q901603)
- iNaturalist taxon: [205202](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/205202)

## Names

- en: Small Phoenix
- de: Braunleibiger Springkrautspanner
- fr: Cidarie ochracée
- nl: Marmerspanner

## Countries with the most observations

GB (1835), CA (1735), US (1567), AT (724), DE (585), DK (320), FR (216), RU (138), CH (137), PL (96), NL (89), CZ (87)

## Summary

Ecliptopera silaceata, the small phoenix, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.
The distribution includes most of Europe including the British Isles and extends eastwards through Russia and the Altai and the Vyatskoye, as well as north into the Arctic Circle, and south to the Caucasus. It also occurs in North America.
The wingspan is 23–27 mm. The length of the forewings is 13–17 mm. The basal region is dark grey, and is bordered by a light coloured band in which are mostly dark stains. The very wide discal region is black…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecliptopera_silaceata

## Photo

![Marmerspanner](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/small-phoenix/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andreas Manz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52326546

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/small-phoenix?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).