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Evergestis politalis

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Evergestis politalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Evergestis
Species:
E. politalis
Binomial name
Evergestis politalis
(Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Pyralis politalis Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Pionea politalis bifascialis Guenée, 1849
  • Botys dispersalis Mann, 1859
  • Orobena bicoloralis La Harpe, 1860
  • Phalaena pictoralis Fabricius, 1794

Evergestis politalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region and Greece),[1] North Africa (including Algeria)[2] and Central Asia (including Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan).[3]

The wingspan is about 18 mm.[4]

The larvae feed on Biscutella laevigata.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
  3. ^ BOLD Systems
  4. ^ lepiforum.de
  5. ^ Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa