Evergestis anartalis

Evergestis anartalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1892. It is found in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan,[1] Kyrgyzstan and China. The habitat consists of sub-alpine and alpine meadows.

Evergestis anartalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Evergestis
Species:
E. anartalis
Binomial name
Evergestis anartalis
(Staudinger, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Hercyna anartalis Staudinger, 1892
  • Maelinoptera anartalis
  • Noctuelia anartalis Hampson, 1918
  • Evergestis heliacalis Zerny, 1914

The length of the forewings is 8–12 mm. The forewings are brown, the basal area with a white line. The antemedian line is white, edged with black towards the median area. The hindwings are Indian yellow with a dark brown margin. Adults are on wing from mid-June to mid-July.[2]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Revision of Evergestis anartalis (Staudinger, 1892) comb. rev. from Central Asia (Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Evergestinae) Archived 2014-05-27 at the Wayback Machine


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