The lattice of $y^2=x(x-1)(x-λ)$

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We know that every elliptic curve is associated with a lattice. So is the lattice of $y^2=x(x-1)(x-λ)$ just the lattice spanned by $\{0,1,λ\}$?

If yes, is there some direct explanation? (Do not compute $g_2, g_3$)

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No. People usually go the other way: given the elliptic curve $E_{\tau} = \mathbb{C}/(\mathbb{Z} + \mathbb{Z} \tau)$, they compute $\lambda$ as a function of $\tau$. In this guise it's called the modular lambda function $\lambda(\tau)$, and is naturally a modular function of level $2$. I would be surprised if there were any particularly natural formula for its inverse as a function of $\tau$.