Biology:Elophila orientalis
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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. orientalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Elophila orientalis (Filipjev, 1933)
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Elophila orientalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Ivan Nikolayevich Filipjev in 1933.[1] It is found in China ,[2] Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu) and the Russian Far East (Ussuri).
The length of the forewings is 7.7-8.5 mm for males and 7.9-10.8 mm for females. The forewings are pale orange.
The larvae probably feed on Phragmites species. They create a portable case of leaf fragments. Full-grown larvae reach a length of 15–18 mm.[3]
References
- ↑ "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx.
- ↑ Chen, F.-Q. , C.-S. Wu & D.-Y. Xue Chen, Fuqiang; Wu, Chunsheng; Xue, Dayong (2010). "A review of the genusElophilaHübner, 1822 in China (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Acentropinae)". Aquatic Insects 32: 35–60. doi:10.1080/01650420903337633.
- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q18089244 entry
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