Elophila sinicalis

Elophila sinicalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Elophila
Species: E. sinicalis
Binomial name
Elophila sinicalis
(Hampson, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Nymphula sinicalis Hampson, 1897

Elophila sinicalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1897.[1] It is found in Japan (Honshu, Kyushu, Goto Islands), China and Korea.

The length of the forewings is 7.3–8.3 mm for males and 7.5–8.7 mm for females. Adults are sexually dimorphic, with males being paler than females.

Full-grown larvae reach a length of 12–16 mm.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Yoshiyasu, Y. 1985: A systematic study of the Nymphulinae and the Musotiminae of Japan (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Scientific Reports of the Kyoto Prefectural University Agriculture, Kyoto 37: 1–162. Abstract and full article: .


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