Evergestis extimalis

Evergestis extimalis
Evergestis extimalis in Łódź, Poland
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Evergestis
Species:
E. extimalis
Binomial name
Evergestis extimalis
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.

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

The larvae feed on Brassicaceae species preferring the seed-heads.

Further reading

References

  1. ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain 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.
Larva