Elophila difflualis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Elophila |
| Species: | E. difflualis
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| Elophila difflualis | |
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Elophila difflualis is a 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[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Elophila difflualis (Snellen, 1880)". Afromoths. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ Hantsmoths
- ^ 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.
- ^ "06417b Elophila difflualis (Snellen, 1880)". Lepiforum e. V. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
External links[edit]
- Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (16 June 2010). "Elophila difflualis (Snellen, 1880)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 28 June 2018.