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:
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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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Observation date: Aug 31, 2018
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 09, 2018
Observation date: Sep 04, 2018
Submitted by: Leslie Warren
Region: Mahoning County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Sep 05, 2018
Observation date: Jun 28, 2018
Submitted by: Vtotheica
Region: Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States
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Verified date: Sep 03, 2018
Observation date: Sep 02, 2018
Submitted by: hullyjr
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
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Verified date: Sep 03, 2018
Observation date: Aug 18, 2018
Submitted by: hullyjr
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
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Verified date: Sep 03, 2018
Observation date: Jun 17, 2018
Submitted by: fionakelly449
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 28, 2018
Observation date: Jun 11, 2018
Submitted by: pmrules21
Region: Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 28, 2018
Observation date: Jun 11, 2018
Submitted by: pmrules21
Region: Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 28, 2018
Observation date: Jul 26, 2018
Submitted by: Mark Blassage
Region: St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 21, 2018
Observation date: Jul 17, 2018
Submitted by: franpope
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 21, 2018
Observation date: Jun 30, 2018
Submitted by: Tony DeSantis
Region: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 04, 2018
Observation date: Jul 03, 2017
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 24, 2018
Observation date: Jun 12, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 16, 2018
Observation date: Oct 05, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 06, 2017
Observation date: Aug 22, 2017
Submitted by: Winter
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 06, 2017
Observation date: Oct 05, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 03, 2017
Observation date: Sep 22, 2017
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Oct 31, 2017
Observation date: Sep 20, 2017
Submitted by: klebo
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 01, 2017
Observation date: Jun 10, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 02, 2017
Observation date: Jul 09, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 22, 2017
Observation date: Aug 16, 2017
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 16, 2017
Observation date: Jul 20, 2017
Submitted by: JohnRoosenberg
Region: Albany County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Aug 07, 2017
Observation date: Jul 15, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 07, 2017
Observation date: Jul 24, 2017
Submitted by: botanybill
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 27, 2017
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