Evergestis forficalis (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Oct. 21, 2023, 9:31 a.m.
A common species throughout Belgium. Can sometimes be a pest in gardens where cabbages are grown.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Evergestinae > Genus: Evergestis > Species: Evergestis forficalis
- Vernacular names
- Lijnvalkmot (NL), la Pyrale fourchue (FR), Kohlzünsler (DE)
- 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 Botys forficalis F.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva feeds in the heart or amongst young spun leaves of the foodplant. Larvae from the autumn generation hibernate in their cocoons. Pupation takes places in a cocoon beneath the surface of the soil.
The adults are active at dusk and come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations per year from late April till the end of September, occasionally later.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Sinapis arvensis, Brassica rapa, Brassica oleracea and Armoracia rusticana
- Host plant (genera):
- Brassica, Raphanus, Sisymbrium, Alliaria and Matthiola
Polyphagous on Brassicaceae.
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