Elophila orientalis

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Elophila orientalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Elophila
Species:
E. orientalis
Binomial name
Elophila orientalis
(Filipjev, 1933)
Synonyms
  • Nymphula orientalisFilipjev, 1933

Elophila orientalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Ivan Nikolayevich Filipjev in 1933. [1] It is found in China, [2] Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu) and the Russian Far East (Ussuri).

The length of the forewings is 7.7-8.5 mm for males and 7.9-10.8 mm for females. The forewings are pale orange.

The larvae probably feed on Phragmites species. They create a portable case of leaf fragments. Full-grown larvae reach a length of 15–18 mm. [3]

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References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Chen, F.-Q. , C.-S. Wu & D.-Y. XueChen, Fuqiang; Wu, Chunsheng; Xue, Dayong (2010). "A review of the genusElophilaHübner, 1822 in China (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Acentropinae)". Aquatic Insects. 32: 35–60. doi:10.1080/01650420903337633.
  3. Yoshiyasu, Y. 1985: A systematic study of the Nymphulinae and the Musotiminae of Japan (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Scientific Reports of the Kyoto Prefectural University Agriculture, Kyoto37: 1–162.