Evergestis pallidata (Hufnagel, 1767)
chequered pearl, purple-backed cabbage worm
on Brassicaceae
parasite
Larvae in a web under the leaves.
host plants
Brassicaceae, oligofaag
Alliaria petiolata; Armoracia rusticana; Barbarea vulgaris; Brassica napus, oleracea, rapa; Capsella bursa-pastoris; Cardamine; Diplotaxis; Lepidium coronopus; Sinapis arvensis; Sisymbrium.
phenology
Univoltine; hibernation as fully fed larva.
distribution within Europe
larva
synonyms
Evergestis straminalis (Hübner, 1793).
larva, pupa
Pictures on Lepiforum.
references
Bury (2014a), Lepiforum (2020), Pérez De-Gregorio (2006a), Schütze (1931a.