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: Jul 31, 2015
Submitted by: TCat7187
Region: Cecil County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Dec 10, 2015
Observation date: Jun 07, 2015
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Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
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Verified date: Nov 17, 2015
Observation date: Jul 17, 2015
Submitted by: Allen Belden
Region: Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Nov 04, 2015
Observation date: Oct 11, 2015
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Verified date: Oct 19, 2015
Observation date: Jun 05, 2015
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Oct 18, 2015
Observation date: Jul 07, 2015
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Oct 04, 2015
Observation date: Aug 09, 2015
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
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Verified date: Oct 02, 2015
Observation date: Sep 25, 2015
Submitted by: ozcomomoths
Region: Ozark County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: Sep 29, 2015
Observation date: Sep 28, 2015
Submitted by: digginflowers
Region: Cape May County, New Jersey, United States
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Verified date: Sep 29, 2015
Observation date: Aug 10, 2015
Submitted by: Rangertsp
Region: Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Sep 19, 2015
Observation date: Sep 18, 2015
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Sep 18, 2015
Observation date: Jul 02, 2015
Submitted by: Happyhealy
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 06, 2015
Observation date: Aug 29, 2015
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: Jeff Trahan
Verified date: Sep 06, 2015
Observation date: Jun 27, 2015
Submitted by: wildreturn
Region: Lincoln County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: Aug 26, 2015
Observation date: Aug 12, 2015
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Verified date: Aug 24, 2015
Observation date: Aug 16, 2015
Submitted by: Dave Webb
Region: Harford County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Aug 21, 2015
Observation date: Aug 12, 2015
Submitted by: Howell_Curtis
Region: Harrison County, Indiana, United States
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Verified date: Aug 14, 2015
Observation date: Jul 27, 2015
Submitted by: Jarchibold
Region: Saratoga County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 29, 2015
Observation date: Jul 10, 2015
Submitted by: digginflowers
Region: Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 26, 2015
Observation date: Jul 22, 2015
Submitted by: a-o
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 25, 2015
Observation date: Jul 02, 2015
Submitted by: Latenight
Region: Cameron County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 09, 2015
Observation date: Jul 03, 2015
Submitted by: Latenight
Region: Cameron County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 09, 2015
Observation date: Jun 06, 2015
Submitted by: Jon Rapp
Region: Polk County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: Jul 07, 2015
Observation date: Jun 26, 2015
Submitted by: Latenight
Region: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 01, 2015
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