Crambidae : Glaphyriinae
Evergestis limbata
EVERGESTIS limbata (Linnaeus, 1767)
Evergestis limbata
EVERGESTIS limbata (Linnaeus, 1767)
Kind permission - © Tim Norriss
Life Cycle Guide - Adult Only
Description
Vernacular Name: Dark Bordered Pearl
Wingspan: 20-23mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - (excluding - Azores,Balearic Is.,Canary Is.,Crete,Cyprus,Estonia,Ireland,Latvia,Lithuania,Madeira,Malta,
Portugal,Sardinia & Slovenia)
UK Distribution: Scarce migrant to coastal southern England - Sussex,Hampshire & Isle of Wight with possible residence inland
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Embankments : Fallow Ground : Sunny grassy habitats
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: A very distinctive moth with its yellow forewing and brown median fascia lines encompassing brown edged stigmata and terminal area in dark greyish brown.
The moth is a rare migrant and resident, arriving in southern England in 1993 for the first time followed by relatively low numbers ever since although regular in Sussex and along the coast of Hampshire and Isle of Wight.
The moth is easily disturbed during the day and is attracted to light.
Wingspan: 20-23mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - (excluding - Azores,Balearic Is.,Canary Is.,Crete,Cyprus,Estonia,Ireland,Latvia,Lithuania,Madeira,Malta,
Portugal,Sardinia & Slovenia)
UK Distribution: Scarce migrant to coastal southern England - Sussex,Hampshire & Isle of Wight with possible residence inland
UK Conservation Status -
- Vagrant/Accidental
- Least Concern
- Phalaena limbata (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Pyralis margaritalis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
- in Germania (In Germany)
Habitat: Embankments : Fallow Ground : Sunny grassy habitats
Similar Species -
- None
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: A very distinctive moth with its yellow forewing and brown median fascia lines encompassing brown edged stigmata and terminal area in dark greyish brown.
The moth is a rare migrant and resident, arriving in southern England in 1993 for the first time followed by relatively low numbers ever since although regular in Sussex and along the coast of Hampshire and Isle of Wight.
The moth is easily disturbed during the day and is attracted to light.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website where further information like photos,physical characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Brassicaceae - Mustards - Mustard Flowers - Cabbage Family
- Allaria petiolata - Garlic Mustard
- Sisymbrium officinale - Hedge Mustard
- Fabaceae - Leguminosea - The Pulse - Bean - Pea - Legume Family
- Genista tinctoria - Dyer's Greenweed
- Note - Larvae also feed on the following plant families
- Brassicaceae - Mustards - Erysimum - Wallflower/Isatis - Woad
- Brassicaceae - Mustards - Erysimum - Wallflower/Isatis - Woad
- Note - Larvae also feed on the following plant families
- Genista tinctoria - Dyer's Greenweed
Larval Food Plants
|
|
|
|
Taxonomy
|
Kingdom:
Subkingdom: Phylum: Subphylum: Class: Order: Superfamily: Family: Subfamily: Genus: Accepted Species Name: Type Species EVERGESTIS: Original Species Name: Literary Ref: Type Locality: Subspecies: |
Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pyraloidea Crambidae Glaphyriinae EVERGESTIS Hübner 1825 Evergestis limbata (Linnaeus, 1767) - Pyralis margaritalis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) - PHALAENA limbata (Linnaeus, 1767) - Syst. Nat. (Edn 12) 1 (2): Title Page : p.873 - n.273 - in Germania (In Germany) - E.l.delimbata Osthelder, 1940 - Middle East - hindwing distal areaxpartly lightened |