Evergestis sophialis

Evergestis sophialis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in large parts of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region and Hungary.[2]

Evergestis sophialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Evergestis[1]
Species:
E. sophialis
Binomial name
Evergestis sophialis
(Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena sophialis Fabricius, 1787
  • Evergestis sophialis ab. suffusa Skala, 1928
  • Phalaena variegalis Fabricius, 1787
  • Crambus sophiae Fabricius, 1798

The wingspan is 21–24 mm. Adults are on wing from April to August.

The larvae feed on Sisymbrium sophia.[3]

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


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