Evergestis caesialis

Evergestis caesialis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Evergestis
Species:	E. caesialis
Binomial name
Evergestis caesialis (Herrich-Schaffer, 1849)
Synonyms
Botys caesialis Herrich-Schaffer, 1849 Botys saxicolalis Mann, 1862 Evergestis caesialis comealis Amsel, 1961 Evergestis caesialis mellealis Zerny, 1936

Evergestis caesialis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Italy, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece,[1] Iran and North Africa, including Morocco.[2]

The wingspan is 19–24 mm. In Europe, adults are on wing in August and in Morocco from mid-June to the end of July.

Subspecies

• Evergestis caesialis caesialis
• Evergestis caesialis comealis Amsel, 1961 (Iran)
• Evergestis caesialis mellealis Zerny, 1936 (North Africa)

References

1. Fauna Europaea
2. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-21.