Evergestis sophialis

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

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

The wingspan is 21–24 mm. Adults are on wing from April to August.[3]

The larvae feed on Sisymbrium sophia.[4]

References

  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. lepidoptera.pl
  4. lepiforum.de