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: Jul 23, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 27, 2017
Observation date: Jul 18, 2017
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 20, 2017
Observation date: Jun 17, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 21, 2017
Observation date: Jun 16, 2017
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 18, 2017
Observation date: Sep 07, 2016
Submitted by: Mark Wheeler
Region: Washington County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Feb 05, 2017
Observation date: Jul 30, 2016
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Forest County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Oct 13, 2016
Observation date: Sep 15, 2016
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
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Verified date: Sep 16, 2016
Observation date: Sep 13, 2016
Submitted by: godoverh2o
Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 15, 2016
Observation date: Aug 12, 2016
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Prince Georges County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 28, 2016
Observation date: Aug 26, 2016
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 26, 2016
Observation date: Aug 20, 2016
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (John Fedak)
Region: McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 21, 2016
Observation date: Jun 27, 2016
Submitted by: edenny
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: Lula Field
Verified date: Aug 17, 2016
Observation date: Jul 23, 2016
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 15, 2016
Observation date: Aug 07, 2016
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 08, 2016
Observation date: Jun 17, 2013
Submitted by: Peter Homann
Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 01, 2016
Observation date: Jul 12, 2016
Submitted by: Howell_Curtis
Region: Harrison County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jul 13, 2016
Observation date: Jul 11, 2016
Submitted by: K. S. Veitch
Region: Laurel County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 12, 2016
Observation date: Jun 17, 2016
Submitted by: edenny
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: Lula Field
Verified date: Jul 05, 2016
Observation date: Jun 16, 2016
Submitted by: edenny
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: Lula Field
Verified date: Jun 30, 2016
Observation date: Jun 27, 2016
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 27, 2016
Observation date: Jul 05, 2015
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Jerry McWilliams)
Region: Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 03, 2016
Observation date: Jun 18, 2015
Submitted by: pbedell
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 07, 2015
Observation date: Sep 04, 2015
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Nov 22, 2015
Observation date: Jul 29, 2015
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Nov 22, 2015
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