63.058 Evergestis extimalis (Marbled Yellow Pearl)
ws: 27-31mm; Jun-Jul but migrants can occur Aug-Sep; Brassicaceae; regular along the Thames Estuary where it feeds mainly on perennial wall-rocket (Diplotaxis tenuifolia) and in Breckland where it feeds mainly on charlock and white mustard (Sinapis arvensis/alba) and irregular migrant to SE.England
Evergestis extimalis §1 male
ID: unlikely to be confused with any other species.
§1 Foulness, Essex; 31/08/2008; male; fw 14.0mm
§2 Foulness, Essex; 14/08/2021; male; fw 12.6mm
§3 Foulness, Essex; 06/08/2022; male
§4 Foulness, Essex; 03/08/2024; male
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Foulness, Essex; 14/08/2021; male; fw 12.6mm
§3 Foulness, Essex; 06/08/2022; male
§4 Foulness, Essex; 03/08/2024; male
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 14/02/2012 (§1) | §2 added 14/12/2021 | §3 added 23/12/2022 | §4 added 13/10/2024
