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Evergestis sophialis

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Species of moth

Evergestis sophialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Evergestis
Species: 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 family Crambidae. It is found in large parts of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region and Hungary.

The wingspan is 21–24 mm. Adults are on wing from April to August.

The larvae feed on Sisymbrium sophia.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. lepiforum.de
Taxon identifiers
Evergestis sophialis


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