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 10, 2014
Submitted by: B3tomm
Region: Morris County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 14, 2014
Observation date: Jul 24, 2014
Submitted by: B3tomm
Region: Morris County, New Jersey, United States
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Verified date: Sep 14, 2014
Observation date: Aug 23, 2014
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Sep 07, 2014
Observation date: Sep 03, 2014
Submitted by: edenny
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
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Verified date: Sep 03, 2014
Observation date: Sep 01, 2014
Submitted by: Michael Melchiore
Region: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Sep 02, 2014
Observation date: Jul 26, 2014
Submitted by: ridgeboy
Region: Polk County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Aug 11, 2014
Observation date: Jul 02, 2014
Submitted by: edenny
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: Lula Field
Verified date: Jul 25, 2014
Observation date: Jun 17, 2014
Submitted by: Latenight
Region: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 23, 2014
Observation date: Jun 12, 2013
Submitted by: jeremy_martin@m...
Region: Allegany County, New York, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Mar 09, 2014
Observation date: Jun 28, 2013
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Stephen Kloiber)
Region: Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Feb 07, 2014
Observation date: May 28, 2013
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 22, 2014
Observation date: Jan 21, 2014
Submitted by: suedavies28
Region: Orange County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 21, 2014
Observation date: Jul 15, 2013
Submitted by: wayne13114
Region: Oswego County, New York, United States
Verified by: H.D. McGuinness
Verified date: Oct 06, 2013
Observation date: Oct 01, 2013
Submitted by: JasonPike1980
Region: Texas, Rusk County, United States
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Verified date: Oct 01, 2013
Observation date: Apr 15, 2012
Submitted by: Alicia Jackson
Region: Moore County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 29, 2013
Observation date: Aug 05, 2012
Submitted by: Alicia Jackson
Region: Moore County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 24, 2013
Observation date: Aug 28, 2013
Submitted by: Noel Mac Neil
Region: Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: designandsound13
Verified date: Sep 05, 2013
Observation date: Aug 22, 2013
Submitted by: Jody
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 25, 2013
Observation date: Aug 18, 2013
Submitted by: JeanEvoy
Region: DeSoto County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 19, 2013
Observation date: Jun 30, 2013
Submitted by: wayne13114
Region: Oswego County, New York, United States
Verified by: H.D. McGuinness
Verified date: Jul 23, 2013
Observation date: Jul 08, 2013
Submitted by: edenny
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 08, 2013
Observation date: Jul 06, 2013
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 07, 2013
Observation date: Jun 15, 2013
Submitted by: Jim Dolan
Region: Columbiana County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 19, 2013
Observation date: Jun 15, 2013
Submitted by: doris potter
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: Jim Edsall
Verified date: Jun 17, 2013
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