Elophila icciusalis
From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia
| Elophila icciusalis | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Elophila |
| Species: | E. icciusalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Elophila icciusalis (Walker, 1859) | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Elophila icciusalis, the pondside pyralid moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in most of North America.
The wingspan is 16–26 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.
The larvae are aquatic and feed on Menyanthes, Lemna, eelgrass, Potamogeton and Cyperaceae species.
Subspecies[edit]
- Elophila icciusalis albiplaga Munroe, 1972
- Elophila icciusalis avalona Munroe, 1972
- Elophila icciusalis icciusalis
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Munroessa icciusalis.