Evergestis marionalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Patrice J.A. Leraut in 2003. It is found in south-eastern France, Spain, Malta and North Africa (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia).
Evergestis marionalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Evergestis |
Species: | E. marionalis
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Binomial name | |
Evergestis marionalis Leraut, 2003[1]
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The wingspan is 18–20 millimetres (0.71–0.79 in). Adults are on wing in February and March, and again from July to October in at least two generations per year.[2]
The larvae probably feed on Brassicaceae species.
References
edit- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ Seguna, A.; Vives Moreno, A. (2006). "A new Pyraloid moth for the Maltese Islands. Evergestis marionalis Leraut, 2003 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)" (PDF). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 34 (134): 149–150.