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 | |
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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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ afromoths.net
- ↑ Hants Moths
- ↑ 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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