Evergestis africalis

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Evergestis africalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Evergestis
Species:
E. africalis
Binomial name
Evergestis africalis
(Guenee, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Pionea africalisGuenee, 1854
  • Botys orbitalisC. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Pionea zonalisLa Harpe, 1860
  • Rivula vicarialisWalker, 1866
  • Scopula concisalisWalker, [1866]

Evergestis africalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found on Sicily [1] and in Algeria, [2] South Africa [3] and Iran.

The wingspan is about 31 mm. [4] Adults are on wing in October in Algeria.

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References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
  3. Afro Moths
  4. lepiforum.de