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Evergestis anartalis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Evergestis

Evergestis anartalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Staudinger in 1892. It is found in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and China. The habitat consists of sub-alpine and alpine meadows.

The length of the forewings is 8–12 mm. The forewings are brown, the basal area with a white line. The antemedian line is white, edged with black towards the median area. The hindwings are indian yellow with a dark brown margin. Adults are on wing from mid-June to mid-July.

References

Evergestis anartalis Wikipedia