Archiearis notha

Light orange underwing
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Geometridae
Genus:Archiearis
Species: A. notha
Binomial name
Archiearis notha
(Hübner, 1803)
Synonyms
  • Noctua notha Hübner, [1803]
  • Boudinotiana notha (Hübner, [1803])

Archiearis notha, the light orange underwing, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe.

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 5

The wingspan is ca. 35 mm. The moths fly from March to April depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Populus tremula.


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