Evergestis pallidata

Evergestis pallidata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Evergestis
Species:
E. pallidata
Binomial name
Evergestis pallidata
(Hufnagel, 1811)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena pallidata Hufnagel, 1767
  • Pyralis elutalis Hübner, 1796
  • Pionea eunusalis Walker, 1859
  • Pyralis straminalis Hübner, 1793

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.

Figs.7, 7a, 7b larva after final moult

The larvae feed on Brassicaceae species, especially Barbarea vulgaris.[3]

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ 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

Further reading

Mark Parsons, Sean Clancy, David Wilson A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland: Atropos, England. ISBN:9780955108648

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