Eupithecia millefoliata

Eupithecia millefoliata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. millefoliata
Binomial name
Eupithecia millefoliata
Rossler, 1866[1]
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 can be found in Europe and Russia.[2]

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

The larvae feed on Achillea millefolium.

References

  1. ↑ Taxapad
  2. ↑ Larentiinae (Geometridae) collection of Siberian Zoological Museum
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