Eupithecia alliaria

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Eupithecia alliaria
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. alliaria
Binomial name
Eupithecia alliaria
Staudinger, 1870 [1]

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. It is also found in the Near East and North Africa. [2]

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The wingspan is 24–28 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August. [3]

The larvae feed on Allium species. [4]

Subspecies

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia alliaria Staudinger 1870". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. LOT Moths and Butterflies
  4. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa