''Eupithecia alliaria'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from France and the Iberian Peninsula east through south-central Europe to Russia and most of the

Balkan Peninsula The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...

. It is also found in the

Near East The ''Near East''; he, המזרח הקרוב; arc, ܕܢܚܐ ܩܪܒ; fa, خاور نزدیک, Xāvar-e nazdik; tr, Yakın Doğu is a geographical term which roughly encompasses a transcontinental region in Western Asia, that was once the hist ...

and North Africa. The wingspan is 24–28 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August. The larvae feed on '' Allium'' species.Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
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Subspecies

*''Eupithecia alliaria alliaria'' *''Eupithecia alliaria notata'' Dietze, 1910

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Moths described in 1870

alliaria ''Alliaria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. Species include: *'' Alliaria petiolata'' (M.Bieb.) Cavara & Grande *''Alliaria taurica ''Alliaria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. Species ...

Moths of Europe Moths of Asia Moths of Africa Taxa named by Otto Staudinger {{Eupithecia-stub