Evergestis extimalis

Evergestis extimalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in the Palearctic.

Evergestis extimalis
Evergestis extimalis, Lodz, Poland
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
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

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.[1]

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

The larvae feed on Brassicaceae species preferring the seed-heads.[2]

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


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