Elophila difflualis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Elophila |
Species: | E. difflualis
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Binomial name | |
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]