Evergestis extimalis (Scopoli, 1763) Species
Last modified: Nov. 20, 2025, 6:19 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium, especially in the northern part.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Evergestinae > Genus: Evergestis > Species: Evergestis extimalis
- Vernacular names
- Aangebrande valkmot (NL), Evergète de la roquette (FR), Rübsaatpfeifer, Rübsaat-Zünsler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Evergestis margaritalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 19 (as Scopula margaritalis Wv.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives in a silken web in the seed-pods of their foodplant. Sometimes a single web contains more than one larva. The larvae hibernate in the web and pupate in spring. Pupation in a tough cocoon in the soil.
The adults are active at dusk and later come to light.
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Flight periods
One generation a year from late April till the end of September with a peak in August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Diplotaxis tenuifolia
- Host plant (genera):
- Sinapis, Iberis, Sisymbrium, Brassica and Alyssum
Polyphagous on Brassicaceae.
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