Evergestis desertalis
Species of moth
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Evergestis desertalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is found in Spain, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine (Crimea), south-eastern Russia,[2] on Sicily, Malta and Crete,[3] Arabia[1] and North Africa, including Algeria[4] and Tunisia.[5]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Evergestis |
| Species: | E. desertalis |
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The wingspan is about 27 mm.[6] There are two or more generations per year with adults on wing from May to October.