Archiearis Parthenias
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''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 Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. 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).


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''Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa''


* Archiearinae Moths described in 1761 Moths of Europe Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Archiearinae-stub