Evergestis isatidalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Evergestis
Species:
E. isatidalis
Binomial name
Evergestis isatidalis
(Duponchel, 1833)
Synonyms
  • Scopula isatidalis Duponchel, 1833
  • Pionea conquisitalis Guenée, 1849

Evergestis isatidalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Croatia, Greece, Turkey[1] and North Africa, including Algeria.[2]

The wingspan is 28–34 mm. Adults are on wing from December to January.

The larvae feed on Isatis tinctoria, Raphanus raphanistrum and Eruca vesicaria. Along the coast, larvae are found from February to March. Inland, they live from April to May.

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-21.


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