- Evergestis frumentalis
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Evergestis frumentalis 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Crambidae Genus: Evergestis Species: E. frumentalis Binomial name Evergestis frumentalis
(Linnaeus, 1761)[1]Synonyms - Phalaena frumentalis Linnaeus, 1761
- Botys frumentalis var. australis Bienert, 1869
- Evergestis frumentalis var. espanalis Schawerda, 1926
- Orobena frumentalis asiaticalis Ragonot, 1894
- Orobena implicalis Guenée, 1854
- Pyralis triquetralis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
- Phalaena Pyralis secalis (Linnaeus, 1767)
Evergestis frumentalis is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found from the Iberian Peninsula through southern and central Europe and southern Fennoscandia to central Asia and southern Siberia.
The wingspan is 29-35 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing in April and August.
The larvae feed on Descourainia sophia, Sisymbrium, Sinapis (including Sinapis arvensis) and Isatis (including Isatis tinctoria) species. The larvae of the second generation overwinter in a cocoon in the soil.
References
- ^ "Global Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fPages%2fReports%2fTaxonomyReport.aspx. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
External links
- lepiforum.de
- Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
- Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
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