Archiearis parthenias, the orange underwing, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761 and can be found in Europe, Russia and Japan.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Archiearis |
| Species: | A. parthenias
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| Archiearis parthenias (Linnaeus, 1761)
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The wingspan is about 30–40 mm. The moths fly from February to May depending on the location.
The larvae feed first on the catkins and then on the leaves of birch (Betula species).[1]
References
edit- ^ Kimber, Ian. "Orange Underwing Archiearis parthenias". ukmoths. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
External links
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- Savela, Markku. "Archiearis parthenias (Linnaeus, 1761)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 31, 2019.