Evergestis pallidata is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1811. It is found in Europe, across the Palearctic and in North America.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Evergestis |
| Species: | E. pallidata
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| Evergestis pallidata (Hufnagel, 1811)
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The wingspan is 24–29 mm. The ground colour of the front wings is a shiny yellow with brown-red transverse lines, stigmata and veins that create a mesh pattern. The hind wings are dazzlingly white with some incomplete brown lines.[1][2] The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Brassicaceae species, especially Barbarea vulgaris.[3]
References
edit- ^ Barry Goater, Matthias Nuss & Wolfgang Speidel: Pyraloidea I (Crambidae: Acentropinae, Evergestinae, Heliothelinae, Schoenobiinae, Scopariinae). – In: P. Huemer & O. Karsholt (Hrsg.): Microlepidoptera of Europe 4: 1–304, Apollo Books, Stenstrup (2005) ISBN 87-88757-33-1
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
- ^ František Slamka: Die Zünslerfalter (Pyraloidea) Mitteleuropas : Bestimmen – Verbreitung – Fluggebiet – Lebensweise der Raupen. 2. teilweise überarbeitete Aufl. 112 S., Bratislava (1997) ISBN 80-967540-2-5
External links
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- Waarneming.nl (in Dutch)
- Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived 2 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- Evergestis pallidata at UKMoths