Evergestis extimalis

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| image_caption = Evergestis extimalis in Łódź, Poland

| taxon = Evergestis extimalis

| authority = (Scopoli, 1763)

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• Phalaena extimalis Scopoli, 1763
• Evergestis extimalis var. pallicilialis Fuchs, 1900
• Phalaena flavofusca Retzius, 1783
• Phalaena Tinea mediella Goeze, 1783
• Pyralis erucalis Hübner, 1796
• Pyralis margaritalis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
• Tinea intermediata Fourcroy, 1785

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Evergestis extimalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in the Palearctic.

The wingspan is 27–31 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous-yellow, darker terminally; lines and discal spot hardly darker, marked with a few fuscous dots; a brown terminal suffusion, more or less strongly dilated towards middle;cilia fuscous. Hindwings prismatic yellow -whitish; termen yellower, brownish-tinged. The larva is pale yellow; dorsal line darker; lateral pale purple; spots on lateral line black; head black.Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London [https://archive.org/details/handbookofbritis00meyr/page/n7 pdf] {{PD-notice}} Keys and description

The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Brassicaceae species preferring the seed-heads.{{cite web |last1=Kimber |first1=Ian |title=63.058 BF1357 Evergestis extimalis (Scopoli, 1763) |url=https://ukmoths.org.uk/species/evergestis-extimalis/larval-spinning/ |website=UKmoths |accessdate=26 March 2020}}