Elophila gyralis (Hulst, 1886)
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Acentropinae
Identification: Female larger than male. Forewing orangish brown to deep grayish brown; lines of male black with white edging. Am. and pm. lines connected at upper and lower 1/3 to form loops from costa and inner margin. Terminal line white. Female usually umarked. Hindwing whitish to gray.
Wing Span: 1.6-3 cm.
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Caterpillar Hosts: Waterlilies. Larva eats leaves first, later bores into petioles.
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Comments: The genus was changed from Munroessa to Elophila as per Hugh McGuinness 8/2009. Source: Munroessa was synonymized, along with Synclita, by Goater, Nuss and Speidel in Microlepidoptera of Europe, Vol. 4. Pyraloidea I. 2005.
Alternate Scientific Names:
Munroessa gyralis
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 210 verified sightings
Observation date: Sep 06, 2022
Submitted by: cskipper
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 28, 2022
Observation date: Jul 08, 2022
Submitted by: angelsoup
Region: Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 25, 2022
Observation date: Aug 11, 2022
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 23, 2022
Observation date: Sep 05, 2022
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 10, 2022
Observation date: Aug 15, 2022
Submitted by: JamieLynn
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 29, 2022
Observation date: Aug 25, 2022
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 26, 2022
Observation date: Aug 16, 2022
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Aug 18, 2022
Observation date: Jul 29, 2022
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 13, 2022
Observation date: Aug 03, 2022
Submitted by: Jacksenzig
Region: Adams County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 08, 2022
Observation date: Jun 17, 2022
Submitted by: naj.pilla
Region: St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 06, 2022
Observation date: Jul 26, 2022
Submitted by: johnmiller
Region: Bradley County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 27, 2022
Observation date: Jul 06, 2022
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 08, 2022
Observation date: Jul 05, 2022
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 05, 2022
Observation date: Jul 01, 2022
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 04, 2022
Observation date: Jun 22, 2022
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 26, 2022
Observation date: Jun 10, 2022
Submitted by: robpendergast
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 10, 2022
Observation date: Aug 11, 2021
Submitted by: Bob Saunders
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 09, 2022
Observation date: Aug 11, 2021
Submitted by: Bob Saunders
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 09, 2022
Observation date: Sep 13, 2020
Submitted by: Jim Moore
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 08, 2022
Observation date: Jul 21, 2021
Submitted by: Scotiaspinner
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Feb 03, 2022
Observation date: Aug 11, 2021
Submitted by: sam_hartzler
Region: Midland County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Jan 16, 2022
Observation date: Aug 11, 2021
Submitted by: Bob Saunders
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 29, 2021
Observation date: Jul 11, 2021
Submitted by: blueracer
Region: Ashland County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 23, 2021
Observation date: Aug 20, 2021
Submitted by: Dave Webb
Region: Cecil County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 11, 2021
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