Elophila difflualis

Elophila difflualis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Elophila
Species:
E. difflualis
Binomial name
Elophila difflualis
Synonyms
  • Hydrocampa difflualis Snellen, 1880

Elophila difflualis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cornelius Tobias Snellen in 1880. It is found in South-East Asia, in Australia and 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.), Marsileaceae (Marsilea sp.)[4][5]

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. ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Elophila difflualis (Snellen, 1880)". Afromoths. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  3. ^ Hantsmoths
  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.
  5. ^ "06417b Elophila difflualis (Snellen, 1880)". Lepiforum e. V. Retrieved 28 June 2018.


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