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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: • Phalaena pallidata Hufnagel, 1767 • Pyralis elutalis Hübner, [1796] • Pionea eunusalis Walker, 1859 • Mesographe stramentalis Hübner, 1825 • Phalaena Pyralis straminalis Hübner, 1793

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. 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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