Evergestinae is a fairly small

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...

of the

lepidoptera Lepidoptera ( ) or lepidopterans is an order (biology), order of winged insects which includes butterflies and moths. About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera have been described, representing 10% of the total described species of living organ ...

n family

Crambidae Crambidae comprises the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, with the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies ...

, the crambid snout

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

s. The subfamily was described by H. Marion in 1952. It contains roughly 140

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on all continents and

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s. Evergestine moths resemble

Pyraustinae Pyraustinae is a large subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae, the crambid snout moths. It currently includes about 1,280 species Most of them tropical but some found in temperate regions including both North America and Europe. The Pyra ...

; however, the male genitalia have a long

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and long, slender gnathos. The larvae feed mostly on

Brassicaceae Brassicaceae () or (the older but equally valid) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important Family (biology), family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family. Most are herbaceous pla ...

. Taxonomists' opinions differ as to the correct placement of the

, some authorities treating them as a subfamily (Crambinae) of the family

Pyralidae The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many (particularly older) classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyr ...

. If this is done, Evergestinae is usually treated as a separate subfamily within Pyralidae.

Genera

*'' Cornifrons'' Lederer, 1858 (= ''Ventosalis'' Marion, 1957) *'' Crocidolomia'' Zeller, 1852 (= ''Godara'' Walker, 1859, ''Pseudopisara'' Shiraki, 1913, ''Tchahbaharia'' Amsel, 1951) *'' Cylindrifrons'' Munroe, 1951 *'' Evergestella'' Munroe, 1974 *''

Evergestis ''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.Sparks, A. and D. G. ...

'' Hübner, 1825 (= ''Aedis'' Grote, 1878, ''Paraedis'' Grote, 1882, ''Paroedis'' Hampson, 1899, ''Euergestis'' Warren, 1892, ''Euergestis'' Rebel, 1906–07, ''Homochroa'' Hübner, 1825, ''Maelinoptera'' Staudinger, 1893, ''Mesographe'' Hübner, 1825, ''Orobena'' Guenée, 1854, ''Pachyzancloides'' Matsumura, 1925, ''Pionea'' Duponchel, 1845, ''Reskovitsia'' Szent-Ivány, 1942, ''Scopolia'' Hübner, 1825) *'' Orenaia'' Duponchel, 1845 *'' Prorasea'' Grote, 1878 *'' Symphysa'' Hampson, (1898) 1899 *'' Trischistognatha'' Warren, 1892

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