Evergestis aenealis
Evergestis aenealis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Evergestis[1] |
Species: | E. aenealis |
Binomial name | |
Evergestis aenealis (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) | |
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Evergestis aenealis is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. 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
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ LOT Moths and Butterflies
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