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Eupithecia millefoliata

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Eupithecia millefoliata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. millefoliata
Binomial name
Eupithecia millefoliata
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia maeoticaria Bohatsch, 1893
  • Eupithecia wettsteini Vojnits, 1974
  • Eupithecia achilleata Mabille 1869

Eupithecia millefoliata, the yarrow pug, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Adolph Rössler in 1866 and it can be found in Europe and Russia.[2]

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The moths flies from June to July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Achillea millefolium.

References

  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia millefoliata Rossler 1866". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. ^ Larentiinae (Geometridae) collection of Siberian Zoological Museum