The Pretty Pinion is a species of moth

Moth

A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

 of the Geometridae family. It is found from most of Europe

Europe

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 to central Asia

Asia

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The wingspan

Wingspan

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 is 19-23 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from the end of July to August.

The larvae feed on Euphrasia

Euphrasia

Euphrasia is a genus of about 450 species of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Orobanchaceae , with a cosmopolitan distribution. They are semi-parasitic on grasses and other plants...

species. The eggs are deposited on or near the flower buds. The larvae can be found from July to September. It overwinters as a pupa.

Subspecies

• Perizoma blandiata blandiata
• Perizoma blandiata perfasciata Prout, 1914 (Hebrides, Isle of Rum, Faroe Islands)