Explanation of Names
Evergestis rimosalis (Guenée, 1854)
Identification
Adult: forewing light brownish-gray with dark gray smudged patches, irregular median and PM lines, and pale apical patch; ST line toothed; terminal line slightly wavy; some obscure reddish-brown shading in subterminal area; hindwing white with dark gray apical shading and dark discal spot
Larva: mature larva handsomely marked - striped across back with black and white; yellow stripes along sides; brownish-red head; immature larva dark grayish-green above and pale on the sides, with yellowish head
Season
mostly: May-Oct (BG data)
Food
Larvae feed on members of the cabbage family, including cabbage, collard greens and Brussels sprouts.
Remarks
moth genitalia
corpus bursae torn open to remove 2 dense spermatophores
See Also
Purple-backed Cabbageworm (
E. pallidata) adult forewing has diagnostic ring-like marking that resembles a tied knot
other species of
Evergestis have a different forewing pattern and/or a western distribution (
compare images of several species at MPG)
Print References
Garden Insects of North America
(1)Internet References
Maryland Moths - Larry Line, Maryland
Forestry Images - Clemson U., South Carolina
