Evergestis aenealis

Evergestis aenealis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Evergestis
Species:	E. aenealis
Binomial name
	Evergestis aenealis; (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
	Pyralis aenealis Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775; Evergestis aenealis dimorphalis Osthelder, 1938; Evergestis aenealis ab. obscurialis Verity, 1904; Homochroa mitralis Hübner, 1825; Evergestis aenealis obscura Toll, 1948; Pyralis furvalis Hübner, 1796; Pyralis rufimitralis Hübner, 1796;

Evergestis aenealis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Portugal, Slovenia and Ukraine.^[1]

The wingspan is 24 to 28 millimetres (0.94 to 1.10 in).^[2] Adults are on wing from April to August in two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Brassicaceae species.

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