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.
Life History:
Flight:
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 194 verified sightings

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

Observation date: Aug 28, 2021
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 31, 2021

Observation date: Aug 25, 2021
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 28, 2021

Observation date: Aug 15, 2021
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 16, 2021

Observation date: Jun 26, 2021
Submitted by: Don Marotte
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 22, 2021

Observation date: Jul 10, 2021
Submitted by: klebo
Region: Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: Ohio97
Verified date: Jul 12, 2021

Observation date: Jun 19, 2021
Submitted by: drmarc60223
Region: Buffalo County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 21, 2021

Observation date: May 01, 2021
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 05, 2021

Observation date: Aug 26, 2020
Submitted by: Bob Saunders
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 19, 2021

Observation date: Aug 02, 2018
Submitted by: klebo
Region: Berrien County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 04, 2021

Observation date: Jul 23, 2015
Submitted by: NigelBI
Region: Washington (Block Island) County, Rhode Island, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 05, 2021

Observation date: Aug 04, 2015
Submitted by: NigelBI
Region: Washington (Block Island) County, Rhode Island, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 04, 2021

Observation date: Aug 10, 2017
Submitted by: Rangertsp
Region: Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 22, 2020

Observation date: Jul 27, 2017
Submitted by: dpgbfly1
Region: Anoka County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Dec 21, 2020

Observation date: Jun 23, 2011
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 09, 2020

Observation date: Jul 14, 2015
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 27, 2020

Observation date: Oct 25, 2020
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Oct 26, 2020
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