Orange Underwing

Archiearis parthenias

Photo © Ilia Ustyantsev

Orange Underwing

Archiearis parthenias

Photo © Ilia Ustyantsev



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.

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).

Source: Wikipedia

Foodplants

The primary larval foodplants are Beech (Fagus sylvatica), Downy Birch (Betula pubescens), oaks (Quercus spp.), Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) and Silver Birch (Betula pendula).