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: Aug 12, 2013
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 27, 2013
Observation date: Aug 24, 2013
Submitted by: pbrody
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Sep 02, 2013
Observation date: Aug 10, 2013
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hardin County, Kentucky, United States
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Verified date: Aug 31, 2013
Observation date: Aug 15, 2013
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 26, 2013
Observation date: Jul 30, 2013
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Aug 22, 2013
Observation date: Jul 17, 2013
Submitted by: davmcnaugh
Region: Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Aug 05, 2013
Observation date: Jul 29, 2013
Submitted by: ridgeboy
Region: Polk County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Aug 02, 2013
Observation date: Apr 30, 2013
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
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Verified date: Jul 10, 2013
Observation date: Jul 07, 2013
Submitted by: Pete Williams
Region: Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 09, 2013
Observation date: Mar 18, 2013
Submitted by: rseidler
Region: Amite County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 23, 2013
Observation date: Jun 20, 2013
Submitted by: Leslie Warren
Region: Mahoning County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 22, 2013
Observation date: Aug 11, 2012
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 01, 2013
Observation date: Aug 07, 2012
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Apr 19, 2013
Observation date: Apr 11, 2013
Submitted by: Pete Williams
Region: Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 12, 2013
Observation date: Jan 28, 2013
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 11, 2013
Observation date: Feb 06, 2013
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 28, 2013
Observation date: Aug 31, 2012
Submitted by: Tony DeSantis
Region: Camden County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 26, 2013
Observation date: Jun 21, 2012
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Margaret Higbee)
Region: Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 10, 2013
Observation date: Nov 04, 2012
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 06, 2013
Observation date: Dec 07, 2012
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 06, 2013
Observation date: Apr 15, 2011
Submitted by: JeanEvoy
Region: DeSoto County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 13, 2012
Observation date: Nov 12, 2012
Submitted by: jjflossem
Region: Hernando County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 26, 2012
Observation date: Oct 11, 2012
Submitted by: jjflossem
Region: Hernando County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 09, 2012
Observation date: Jul 07, 2012
Submitted by: psweet
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 23, 2012
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