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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
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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