Waterlily Leafcutter Moth
Elophila obliteralis (Walker, 1859)
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Acentropinae
Identification: Sexually dimorphic. Male smaller and more broad-winged than female. Wings grayish brown, with dark brown shading and whitish lines. Reniform spot a whitish crescent. In female, the light areas are paler than in male. Female also less sharply marked.
Wing Span: 1-2.2 cm.
Life History:
Flight: May - August.
Caterpillar Hosts: White water lily, pondweed (illinoiensis and americanensis), water stargrass (Heteranthera), duckweed, Hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata), Waterhyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), Waterlettuce (Pistia stratiotes), and 60+ other aquatic plant species.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Common throughout eastern North America.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs: A minor pest of aquatic ornamentals and sometimes a problem in greenhouses.
Taxonomy Notes: genus Synclita changed 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:
Synclita obliteralis
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Observation date: Sep 09, 2016
Submitted by: iangardner
Region: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Aug 24, 2016
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Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
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Region: Frederick County, Maryland, United States
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Observation date: Sep 10, 2016
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Observation date: Jul 08, 2016
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Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
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Verified date: Aug 29, 2016
Observation date: Aug 12, 2016
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Region: Prince Georges County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Aug 28, 2016
Observation date: Sep 28, 2015
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Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
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Verified date: Aug 15, 2016
Observation date: Jul 06, 2016
Submitted by: drkilmer
Region: Dorchester County, Maryland, United States
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Observation date: Jun 05, 2016
Submitted by: Peter Homann
Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Aug 01, 2016
Observation date: Jul 26, 2016
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 26, 2016
Observation date: May 24, 2016
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
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Verified date: Jul 26, 2016
Observation date: Jul 17, 2016
Submitted by: jvhigbee
Region: Pierce County, Washington, United States
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Verified date: Jul 19, 2016
Observation date: Jul 07, 2016
Submitted by: edenny
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
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Observation date: Jun 30, 2016
Submitted by: strixv
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Jul 18, 2016
Observation date: Jun 30, 2016
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Jul 16, 2016
Observation date: Jul 15, 2016
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Jul 15, 2016
Observation date: Jun 30, 2016
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Jul 06, 2016
Observation date: Jun 26, 2016
Submitted by: digginflowers
Region: Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jun 30, 2016
Observation date: May 25, 2016
Submitted by: K. S. Veitch
Region: Laurel County, Kentucky, United States
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Verified date: May 27, 2016
Observation date: May 23, 2016
Submitted by: pbedell
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: May 25, 2016
Observation date: Feb 20, 2016
Submitted by: Cheri Pierce
Region: Lake County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Feb 24, 2016
Observation date: Jul 21, 2015
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Region: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
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Verified date: Feb 13, 2016
Observation date: Jul 08, 2015
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Region: Texas, Travis County, United States
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Verified date: Feb 03, 2016
Observation date: Jul 31, 2015
Submitted by: TCat7187
Region: Cecil County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Dec 10, 2015
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