''Evergestis frumentalis'' is a
moth of the family
Crambidae. It is found from the
Iberian Peninsula through southern and central Europe and southern
Fennoscandia
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Fennoscandia (Finnish language, Finnish, Swedish language, Swedish and no, Fennoskandia, nocat=1; russian: Фенноскандия, Fennoskandiya) or the Fennoscandian Peninsula is the geographical peninsula in Europe, which includes ...
to central Asia and southern
Siberia. The species was first described by
Carl Linnaeus in 1761.
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
''Sisymbrium'' is a genus of plants in the family Brassicaceae.
Selected species
* ''Sisymbrium altissimum'' – Jim Hill mustard, tall rocket, tall tumblemustard
* ''Sisymbrium crassifolium''
* ''Sisymbrium erysimoides''
* ''Sisymbrium irio ...
'', ''
Sinapis
''Sinapis'' is a genus of plants in the family Brassicaceae. , six species are recognised by ''The Plant List'':
*'' Sinapis alba'' L. – white mustard, formerly ''Brassica alba''
*'' Sinapis allionii'' Jacq.
*''Sinapis arvensis
''Sinapis ar ...
'' (including ''
S. arvensis'') and ''
Isatis'' (including ''
I. tinctoria'') species. The larvae of the second generation overwinter in a cocoon in the soil.
References
External links
*
Lepiforum.de
*
Evergestis
Moths described in 1761
Moths of Asia
Moths of Europe
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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