Eupithecia lanceata is a moth

Moth

A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

 of the Geometridae

Geometer moth

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 family. It is found from northern Europe

Europe

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 to Anatolia

Anatolia

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.

The wingspan

Wingspan

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 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

Veronica longifolia

Veronica longifolia syn. Pseudolysimachion longifolium is a flowering plant of the genus Veronica in the family Plantaginaceae.-References:...

, Galium verum

Galium verum

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, Valeriana officinalis, Chrysanthemum vulgare, Artemisia vulgaris

Artemisia vulgaris

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, Artemisia campestris

Artemisia campestris

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and Sonchus arvensis

Sonchus arvensis

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. Larvae can be found from July to August. It overwinters as a pupa.

Subspecies

• Eupithecia orphnata orphnata Petersen, 1909
• Eupithecia orphnata ferganata Schutze, 1956 (West Siberian plain and Kazakhstan)