Evergestis unimacula

Evergestis unimacula, the large-spotted evergestis moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1867.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee and West Virginia.^[2] Outliers have been recorded from Florida.

Evergestis unimacula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Evergestis
Species:	E. unimacula
Binomial name
Evergestis unimacula (Grote & Robinson, 1867)
Synonyms
Asopia unimacula Grote & Robinson, 1867

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin unimacula (meaning one spot).^[3]