Evergestis sophialis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Evergestis |
Species: | E. sophialis |
Binomial name | |
Evergestis sophialis (Fabricius, 1787) | |
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Evergestis sophialis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in large parts of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region and Hungary. [1]
The wingspan is 21–24 mm. Adults are on wing from April to August.
The larvae feed on Sisymbrium sophia . [2]