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Evergestis sophialis

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Evergestis sophialis
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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