Evergestis pallidata is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1811. It is found in Europe, across the Palearctic and in North America.
The wingspan is 24–29 mm. The ground colour of the front wings is a shiny yellow with brown-red transverse lines, stigmata and veins that create a mesh pattern. The hind wings are dazzlingly white with some incomplete brown lines.Barry Goater, Matthias Nuss & Wolfgang Speidel: Pyraloidea I (Crambidae: Acentropinae, Evergestinae, Heliothelinae, Schoenobiinae, Scopariinae). – In: P. Huemer & O. Karsholt (Hrsg.): Microlepidoptera of Europe 4: 1–304, Apollo Books, Stenstrup (2005) Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Keys and description The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Brassicaceae species, especially Barbarea vulgaris.František Slamka: Die Zünslerfalter (Pyraloidea) Mitteleuropas : Bestimmen – Verbreitung – Fluggebiet – Lebensweise der Raupen. 2. teilweise überarbeitete Aufl. 112 S., Bratislava (1997)
References
Further reading Mark Parsons, Sean Clancy, David Wilson A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland: Atropos, England.
External links
Lepiforum.de Waarneming.nl Lepidoptera of Belgium Evergestis pallidata at UKMoths