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]
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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. millefoliata
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The wingspan is about 21 mm. The moths flies from June to July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Achillea millefolium.
References
edit- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia millefoliata Rossler 1866". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
- ^ Larentiinae (Geometridae) collection of Siberian Zoological Museum
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