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Evergestis aenealis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Portugal, Slovenia and Ukraine.[2]

Evergestis aenealis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Evergestis[1]
Species:	E. aenealis
Binomial name
Evergestis aenealis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
Pyralis aenealis Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775 Evergestis aenealis dimorphalis Osthelder, 1938 Evergestis aenealis ab. obscurialis Verity, 1904 Homochroa mitralis Hübner, 1825 Evergestis aenealis obscura Toll, 1948 Pyralis furvalis Hübner, 1796 Pyralis rufimitralis Hübner, 1796

The wingspan is 24 to 28 millimetres (0.94 to 1.10 in).[3] Adults are on wing from April to August in two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Brassicaceae species.

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