Evergestis frumentalis

Evergestis frumentalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Hexapoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Evergestis
Species:	E. frumentalis
Binomial name
Evergestis frumentalis (Linnaeus, 1761)[1]
Synonyms
Phalaena frumentalis Linnaeus, 1761 Botys frumentalis var. australis Bienert, 1869 Evergestis frumentalis var. espanalis Schawerda, 1926 Orobena frumentalis asiaticalis Ragonot, 1894 Orobena implicalis Guenée, 1854 Pyralis triquetralis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Phalaena Pyralis secalis (Linnaeus, 1767)

Evergestis frumentalis is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found from the Iberian Peninsula through southern and central Europe and southern Fennoscandia to central Asia and southern Siberia.

The wingspan is 29–35 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing in April and August.

The larvae feed on Descourainia sophia, Sisymbrium, Sinapis (including Sinapis arvensis) and Isatis (including Isatis tinctoria) species. The larvae of the second generation overwinter in a cocoon in the soil.

References

External links

• European Butterflies and Moths
• Funet.fi
• Lepiforum.de
• Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa

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