Biology:Elophila difflualis
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Short description: Species of moth
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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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| Binomial name | |
| Elophila difflualis Snellen, 1880[1]
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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
- ↑ 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)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/ELOPDIFF. 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
- Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (16 June 2010). "Elophila difflualis (Snellen, 1880)". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/acen/difflualis.html. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q5367179 entry
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