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

© Tom Murray
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
    Evergestis pallidata
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    Evergestis pallidata
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    Evergestis pallidata
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