Eupithecia millefoliata

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]

Eupithecia millefoliata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. millefoliata
Binomial name
Eupithecia millefoliata Rössler, 1866[1]
Synonyms
Eupithecia maeoticaria Bohatsch, 1893 Eupithecia wettsteini Vojnits, 1974 Eupithecia achilleata Mabille 1869

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The moths flies from June to July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Achillea millefolium.