Eupithecia orphnata

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Eupithecia orphnata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. orphnata
Binomial name
Eupithecia orphnata

Eupithecia lanceata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from northern Europe to Anatolia.

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The wingspan is 17–21 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from mid June to mid July.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Quercus robur , Rumex crispus , Silene cucubalus v. litoralis , Angelica archangelica v. litoralis , Veronica longifolia , Galium verum , Valeriana officinalis , Artemisia vulgaris , Artemisia campestris and Sonchus arvensis . Larvae can be found from July to August. It overwinters as a pupa.

Subspecies

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References

  1. Eupithecia orphnata at Fauna Europaea [ dead link ]
  2. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia orphnata Petersen 1909". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.