Evergestis pallidata

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.

Evergestis pallidata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Evergestis
Species:	E. pallidata
Binomial name
Evergestis pallidata (Hufnagel, 1811)
Synonyms
Phalaena pallidata Hufnagel, 1767 Pyralis elutalis Hübner, 1796 Pionea eunusalis Walker, 1859 Pyralis straminalis Hübner, 1793

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.^[1][2] The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.

Figs.7, 7a, 7b larva after final moult

The larvae feed on Brassicaceae species, especially Barbarea vulgaris.^[3]