Eupithecia analoga is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found from western Europe to the Ural and Siberia. In the north, the range extends north of the polar circle. South, it is found up to the Alps.

Eupithecia analoga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eupithecia
Species:	E. analoga
Binomial name
Eupithecia analoga Diakonoff, 1926[1]
Synonyms
Eupithecia europaea Lempke, 1969 Tephroclystia nageli Skala, 1929

The wingspan is 17–21 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from the beginning of May to mid July.

The larvae feed on Picea species. They live on galls produced by Aphids. Pupation also takes place in these galls. Larvae can be found from June to August. It overwinters as a pupa.

Subspecies

• Eupithecia analoga analoga
• Eupithecia analoga nageli (Skala, 1929)

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• Fauna Europaea
• Lepiforum.de
• Swedish Moths