Elophila difflualis

Elophila difflualis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Acentropinae
Genus: Elophila
Species: E. difflualis
Binomial name
Elophila difflualis
Snellen, 1880[1]
Synonyms
  • Hydrocampa difflualis Snellen, 1880

Elophila difflualis is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in South-East Asia, in Australia and La Réunion but has also be introduced to the United Kingdom.[2]

The wingspan is 11–13 mm for males and 13–18 mm for females.[3]

The larvae feed on Hydrocharitaceae (Valisneria sp.), Rosaceae (Synnema sp.), Alismataceae (Echinodorus sp.), Potamogetonaceae (Potamogeton sp.), Marsiliaceae (Marsilia sp.)[4]

References

  1. Snellen, P. C. T. 1880, Lepidoptera van Celebes verzameld door Mr. M. C. Piepers, met aanteekeningen en beschrijving der nieuwe soorten - Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 23:41–138, pls. 4–8
  2. afromoths.net
  3. Hants Moths
  4. Guillermet, C. 2009a. Les Hétérocères, ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 3. Familles des Pyralidae et Crambidae:1–552, pls. 1–11.

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