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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); TL: [Europe]. eunusalis (Walker, 1859) (Pionea) stramentalis (Hübner, 1825) (Mesographe); TL: [Europe]. straminalis (Hübner, 1793) (Phalaena); TL: [Europe].

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) 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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