Evergestis

Evergestis
Evergestis limbata
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Glaphyriinae
Genus: Evergestis
Hübner, 1825
Synonyms
List
    • Aedis Grote, 1878
    • Paraedis Grote, 1882
    • Paroedis Hampson, 1899
    • Euergestis Warren, 1892
    • Euergestis Rebel, 1906-07
    • Homochroa Hübner, 1825
    • Maelinoptera Staudinger, 1893
    • Mesographe Hübner, 1825
    • Orobena Guenée, 1854
    • Pachyzancloides Matsumura, 1925
    • Pionea Duponchel, 1845
    • Reskovitsia Szent-Ivány, 1942
    • Scopolia Hübner, 1825

Evergestis is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. A number of species are pests, including the cross-striped cabbageworm (E. rimosalis), a pest of cole crops such as cabbage.

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