Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Evergestis | |
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Similar Evergestis, Evergestis frumentalis, Mecyna asinalis, Cornifrons ulceratalis, Aporodes floralis | ||
Evergestis isatidalis is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Croatia, Greece, Turkey and North Africa, including Algeria.
The wingspan is 28–34 mm. Adults are on wing from December to January.
The larvae feed on Isatis tinctoria, Raphanus raphanistrum and Eruca vesicaria. Along the coast, larvae are found from February to March. Inland, they live from April to May.
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