Biology:Evergestis

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Short description: Genus of moth

Evergestis
Evergestis limbata
Scientific classification e
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Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Arthropoda
Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Insecta
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Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Crambidae
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Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Evergestis
Hübner, 1825[1]
Synonyms

Evergestis is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. A number of species are pests, including the cross-striped cabbageworm (E. rimosalis), a pest of cole crops such as cabbage.[2]

Species

Former species

  • Evergestis flavicinctalis Snellen, 1890
  • Evergestis terminalis (Mabille, 1880)

Status unclear

  • Evergestis bilinealis

References

  1. Nuss, M. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. 
  2. Sparks, A. and D. G. Riley. Cross-Striped Cabbageworm. College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. The University of Georgia. 2008.
  • Maes, K.V.N., 2011: New Crambidae from the Afrotropical region (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae). Lambillionea 111 (3) Tome 1: 241–248.
  • Nuss, M., 1998: The Scopariinae and Heliothelinae stat. rev. (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of the Oriental Region- a revisional synopsis with descriptions of new species from the Philippines and Sumatra. Nachrichten des entomologischen Vereins Apollo 17 Suppl.: 475–528.
  • Nuss, M., 2005: Revision of Evergestis anartalis (Staudinger, 1892) comb. rev. from Central Asia (Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Evergestinae). Nota Lepidopterologica 28 (1): 17–23. Full article: [1].

Wikidata ☰ Q144760 entry