Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Evergestis | |
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Similar Evergestis frumentalis, Evergestis isatidalis, Cornifrons ulceratalis, Evergestis limbata, Evergestis extimalis | ||
Evergestis desertalis is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in Spain, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine (Crimea), South-Eastern Russia, on Sicily, Malta and Crete, Arabia and North Africa, including Algeria and Tunisia.
The wingspan is about 27 mm. There are two or more generations per year with adults on wing from May to October.
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