Elophila difflualis

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]

Elophila difflualis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Elophila
Species:	E. difflualis
Binomial name
Elophila difflualis Snellen, 1880[1]
Synonyms
Hydrocampa difflualis Snellen, 1880

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. Hants Moths
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.

External links

• Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (16 June 2010). "Elophila difflualis (Snellen, 1880)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 28 June 2018.