Elophila turbata

Elophila turbata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Elophila
Species:	E. turbata
Binomial name
	Elophila turbata; (Butler, 1881)
Synonyms
	Paraponyx turbata Butler, 1881; Leparodes floralis Leech, 1889; Hydrocampa sultschana Ragonot, 1894; Parthenodes sutschana Hampson, 1900;

Elophila turbata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, Taiwan, China, Korea, Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Yakushima, Amami islands, the Ryukyus) and the Russian Far East (Amur, Ussuri).[2]

The ground colour of the forewings is yellowish fulvous for males and dark brownish for females. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to October in Japan.

The larvae feed on Spirodela polyrhiza, Trapa japonica, Salvinia natans and Lemna perpusilla.[3] Young larvae mine the leaves of their host plant. Older larvae create a portable case of leaf material and feed externally. Full-grown larvae reach a length of 15–20 mm. They have a greyish-white body.[4]

References

"GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Elophila turbata (Butler, 1881)>". Afromoths. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
"An Aquatic Moths, Elophila turbata (Butler, 1881) (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Nymphulinae) in Korea, with New Host Plants". Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
Yoshiyasu, Y. 1985: A systematic study of the Nymphulinae and the Musotiminae of Japan (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Scientific Reports of the Kyoto Prefectural University Agriculture, Kyoto 37: 1–162. Abstract and full article: .

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[1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Elophila turbata (Butler, 1881)>". Afromoths. Retrieved November 14, 2017.

[3] "An Aquatic Moths, Elophila turbata (Butler, 1881) (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Nymphulinae) in Korea, with New Host Plants". Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2014-07-18.

[4] Yoshiyasu, Y. 1985: A systematic study of the Nymphulinae and the Musotiminae of Japan (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Scientific Reports of the Kyoto Prefectural University Agriculture, Kyoto 37: 1–162. Abstract and full article: .