Elophila obliteralis

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Elophila obliteralis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Elophila
Species:
E. obliteralis
Binomial name
Elophila obliteralis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Isopteryx obliteralisWalker, 1859
  • Synclita obliteralis
  • Nymphula obliteralis
  • Hydrocampa obliteralis
  • Hydrocampa proprialisFernald, 1888
  • Synclita proprialis(Fernald, 1859)

Elophila obliteralis, the waterlily leafcutter moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is native to eastern North America. It is an introduced species in Hawaii and South Africa. [1]

The wingspan is 10–22 mm with the male being smaller than the female. Adults are on wing from May to August in North America.

The larvae feed on a wide range of aquatic plants, including Hydrilla verticillata , Eichhornia crassipes , Pistia stratiotes , Nymphaea and Potamogeton species.

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References

  1. Agassiz, David J. L. (2012). "The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3494: 1–73. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3494.1.1. ISBN   978-1-86977-986-3.