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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Observation date: Sep 09, 2015
Submitted by: CathK
Region: Albany County, New York, United States
Verified by: lisald100
Verified date: Nov 21, 2015
Observation date: Sep 25, 2015
Submitted by: Rangertsp
Region: Jackson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Oct 21, 2015
Observation date: Aug 20, 2015
Submitted by: Betsy Higgins
Region: Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
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Verified date: Oct 19, 2015
Observation date: Jun 21, 2015
Submitted by: Happyhealy
Region: Hardin County, Kentucky, United States
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Verified date: Sep 30, 2015
Observation date: Sep 19, 2015
Submitted by: Jon Rapp
Region: Boone County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: Sep 24, 2015
Observation date: Aug 31, 2015
Submitted by: TCat7187
Region: Cecil County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Sep 18, 2015
Observation date: Aug 04, 2015
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Sep 14, 2015
Observation date: Aug 21, 2014
Submitted by: wildreturn
Region: Lincoln County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: Aug 26, 2015
Observation date: Aug 15, 2015
Submitted by: Latenight
Region: Cameron County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 18, 2015
Observation date: Jul 09, 2015
Submitted by: edenny
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 22, 2015
Observation date: Jul 19, 2015
Submitted by: Jim Eckert
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: Jim Eckert
Verified date: Jul 20, 2015
Observation date: Jul 02, 2015
Submitted by: digginflowers
Region: Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 02, 2015
Observation date: Jun 16, 2015
Submitted by: Jarchibold
Region: Saratoga County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 23, 2015
Observation date: Jun 13, 2015
Submitted by: Bushytail3
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 23, 2015
Observation date: Jun 16, 2015
Submitted by: edenny
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: Lula Field
Verified date: Jun 22, 2015
Observation date: May 14, 2015
Submitted by: krancmm
Region: Brazoria County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 29, 2015
Observation date: May 29, 2013
Submitted by: LinCepek
Region: Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 21, 2015
Observation date: Mar 19, 2015
Submitted by: jjflossem
Region: Hernando County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 25, 2015
Observation date: Apr 06, 2014
Submitted by: klebo
Region: Marion County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 08, 2015
Observation date: Jun 18, 2014
Submitted by: reutere
Region: Delaware County, New York, United States
Verified by: reutere
Verified date: Feb 03, 2015
Observation date: Jun 27, 2014
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jan 06, 2015
Observation date: Jun 27, 2014
Submitted by: a-o
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Dec 19, 2014
Observation date: Sep 17, 2010
Submitted by: Lois Stacey
Region: Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 06, 2014
Observation date: Aug 27, 2013
Submitted by: Sue Gregoire
Region: Schuyler County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Nov 25, 2014
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