Evergestis albifasciaria
| Evergestis albifasciaria | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Evergestis |
| Species: | E. albifasciaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Evergestis albifasciaria Chen & Wang, 2013
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Evergestis albifasciaria is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Na Chen and Shuxia Wang in 2013. It is found in China (Gansu, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai).
The wingspan is 22−28 mm. The forewings are greyish brown, scattered with blackish brown and white scales and diffused with blackish-brown scales basally. The markings are black. The hindwings are off white, suffused with black scales and darker towards termen.
Etymology[edit]
The species name refers to the broad white band that runs from the inner margin of the postmedial line to the tornus and is derived from Latin albus and fasciarium.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Chen, N. & Wang, S.X., 2013: First report of the genus Prorasea Grote (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) from China, with description of a new species. Entomotaxonomia, 35 (3): 191-194.