Evergestis pechi

Evergestis pechi is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1885. It is found in Spain,[2] on Malta[3] and North Africa, including Algeria.[1]

Evergestis pechi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Evergestis
Species:
E. pechi
Binomial name
Evergestis pechi
Synonyms
  • Eurycreon pechi Bethune-Baker, 1885
  • Orobena renatalis Oberthür, 1887
  • Phlyctaenodes buckwelli D. Lucas, 1954

The wingspan is 30–31 mm. The forewings are greyish-olive brown with white lines and spots. The hindwings are grey with darkly dusted veins and a broad darker margin.[4]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Seguna, A.; Vives Moreno, A. (2006). "A new Pyraloid moth for the Maltese Islands. Evergestis marionalis Leraut, 2003 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)" (PDF). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 34 (134): 149–150.
  4. Lepiforum.de


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