Elophila gyralis

Elophila gyralis, the waterlily borer moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1886.[1] It is found in eastern North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.[2]

Elophila gyralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Elophila
Species:
E. gyralis
Binomial name
Elophila gyralis
(Hulst, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Hydrocampa gyralis Hulst, 1886
  • Nymphula dentilinea Hampson, 1897
  • Nymphula gyralis serralinealis Barnes & Benjamin, 1924

The wingspan is 16–30 mm. Adults are sexually dimorphic. Females mostly have uniform orangish-yellow to dark brown forewings, while those of the males are orangish brown to dark grayish brown. The hindwings range from whitish to gray. Adults have been recorded on wing year round in the southern part of the range.

The larvae feed on the leaves of waterlilies, boring into petioles.[3]

Subspecies
  • Elophila gyralis gyralis
  • Elophila gyralis serralinealis (Barnes & Benjamin, 1924)

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. "800727.00 – 4751 – Elophila gyralis – Waterlily Borer Moth – (Hulst, 1886)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  3. McLeod, Robin (June 28, 2016). "Species Elophila gyralis - Waterlily Borer - Hodges#4751". BugGuide. Retrieved August 11, 2019.


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