Evergestis extimalis

Evergestis extimalis
	Evergestis extimalis in Łódź, Poland
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Evergestis
Species:	E. extimalis
Binomial name
	Evergestis extimalis; (Scopoli, 1763)
Synonyms
	List Phalaena extimalis Scopoli, 1763; Evergestis extimalis var. pallicilialis Fuchs, 1900; Phalaena flavofusca Retzius, 1783; Phalaena Tinea mediella Goeze, 1783; Pyralis erucalis Hübner, 1796; Pyralis margaritalis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Tinea intermediata Fourcroy, 1785; ;

Evergestis extimalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in the Palearctic.

The wingspan is 27–31 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous-yellow, darker terminally ; lines and discal spot hardly darker, marked with a few fuscous dots ; a brown terminal suffusion, more or less strongly dilated towards middle;cilia fuscous. Hindwings prismatic yellow -whitish ; termen yellower, brownish-tinged. The larva is pale yellow ; dorsal line darker ; lateral pale purple ; spots on lateral line black ; head black.^[1]

The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Brassicaceae species preferring the seed-heads.^[2]

References

^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
^ Kimber, Ian. "63.058 BF1357 Evergestis extimalis (Scopoli, 1763)". UKmoths. Retrieved 26 March 2020.

External links

This Evergestinae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

[2] Kimber, Ian. "63.058 BF1357 Evergestis extimalis (Scopoli, 1763)". UKmoths. Retrieved 26 March 2020.

[1]

[2]