Evergestis caesialis

Evergestis caesialis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Italy, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece,[2] Iran and North Africa, including Morocco.[1]

Evergestis caesialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Evergestis[1]
Species:
E. caesialis
Binomial name
Evergestis caesialis
Synonyms
  • Botys caesialis Herrich-Schaffer, 1849
  • Botys saxicolalis Mann, 1862
  • Evergestis caesialis comealis Amsel, 1961
  • Evergestis caesialis mellealis Zerny, 1936

The wingspan is 19–24 mm. In Europe, adults are on wing in August and in Morocco from mid-June to the end of July.

Subspecies
  • Evergestis caesialis caesialis
  • Evergestis caesialis comealis Amsel, 1961 (Iran)
  • Evergestis caesialis mellealis Zerny, 1936 (North Africa)

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
  2. Fauna Europaea


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