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Crambidae 80a1223 – 4897   Evergestis pallidata (Hufnagel, 1767)              Purple-backed Cabbageworm

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: pallidata (Hufnagel, 1767) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 4897 elutalis (Hübner, [1796]) (Pyralis)   Type locality: [Europe]. eunusalis (Walker, 1859) (Pionea) stramentalis (Hübner, 1825) (Mesographe)   Type locality: [Europe]. straminalis (Hübner, 1793) (Phalaena)   Type locality: [Europe].

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Munroe, E.G., 1973. Pyraloidea, Pyralidae comprising the subfamily Evergestinae. The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 13.1C: 257; PL . 1, FIGS. 56, 57. Order, PDF. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 22.19f; p. 172. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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