Eupithecia lanceata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from northern Europe to Anatolia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eupithecia |
| Species: | E. orphnata
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| Binomial name | |
| Eupithecia orphnata | |
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
edit- Eupithecia orphnata orphnata Petersen, 1909
- Eupithecia orphnata ferganata Schutze, 1956 (West Siberian plain and Kazakhstan)
References
edit- ^ Eupithecia orphnata at Fauna Europaea[dead link]
- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia orphnata Petersen 1909". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
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