Biology:Evergestis desertalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Evergestis desertalis
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E. desertalis
Binomial name
Evergestis desertalis
(Hubner, 1813)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pyralis desertalis Hubner, 1813
  • Botys vandalusialis Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
  • Noctuelia avicennae Tams, 1925

Evergestis desertalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is found in Spain , Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine (Crimea), south-eastern Russia ,[2] on Sicily, Malta and Crete,[3] Arabia[1] and North Africa, including Algeria[4] and Tunisia.[5]

The wingspan is about 27 mm.[6] There are two or more generations per year with adults on wing from May to October.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5417106 entry