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Evergestis funalis

Evergestis funalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alaska, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington.

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Length
163 w
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Evergestis funalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Evergestis
Species:
E. funalis
Binomial name
Evergestis funalis
(Grote, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Aedis funalis Grote, 1878
Evergrstis funalis, Arizona, US source ↗

Evergestis funalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878.1 It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alaska, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington.2

The wingspan is 23–27 mm. Adults are on wing from May to October.

Subspecies

  • Evergestis funalis funalis
  • Evergestis funalis angelina Munroe, 1974 (California)
  • Evergestis funalis columbialis Munroe, 1974 (British Columbia)
  • Evergestis funalis insulalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1914 (British Columbia: Vancouver Island)
  • Evergestis funalis wallacensis Munroe, 1974 (Idaho)
References

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. "801083.00 – 4909 – Evergestis funalis – (Grote, 1878)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 8, 2018.