Evergestis aenealis

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Evergestis aenealis
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E. aenealis
Binomial name
Evergestis aenealis
Synonyms
  • Pyralis aenealis Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Evergestis aenealis dimorphalis Osthelder, 1938
  • Evergestis aenealis ab. obscurialis Verity, 1904
  • Homochroa mitralis Hübner, 1825
  • Evergestis aenealis obscura Toll, 1948
  • Pyralis furvalis Hübner, 1796
  • Pyralis rufimitralis Hübner, 1796

Evergestis aenealis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Portugal, Slovenia and Ukraine.[2]

The wingspan is 24 to 28 millimetres (0.94 to 1.10 in).[3] Adults are on wing from April to August in two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Brassicaceae species.

References

  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ LOT Moths and Butterflies

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