Evergestis pallidata
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Evergestis |
| Species: | E. pallidata
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| Evergestis pallidata (Hufnagel, 1811)
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Evergestis pallidata is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1811. It is found in Europe, across the Palearctic and in North America.
The wingspan is 24–29 mm. The ground colour of the front wings is a shiny yellow with brown-red transverse lines, stigmata and veins that create a mesh pattern. The hind wings are dazzlingly white with some incomplete brown lines.[1][2] The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Brassicaceae species, especially Barbarea vulgaris.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Barry Goater, Matthias Nuss & Wolfgang Speidel: Pyraloidea I (Crambidae: Acentropinae, Evergestinae, Heliothelinae, Schoenobiinae, Scopariinae). – In: P. Huemer & O. Karsholt (Hrsg.): Microlepidoptera of Europe 4: 1–304, Apollo Books, Stenstrup (2005) ISBN 87-88757-33-1
- ^ 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
- ^ František Slamka: Die Zünslerfalter (Pyraloidea) Mitteleuropas : Bestimmen – Verbreitung – Fluggebiet – Lebensweise der Raupen. 2. teilweise überarbeitete Aufl. 112 S., Bratislava (1997) ISBN 80-967540-2-5
External links
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- Waarneming.nl (in Dutch)
- Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived 2 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- Evergestis pallidata at UKMoths