Elophila nigralbalis

Elophila nigralbalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Aristide Caradja in 1925.[1] It is found in Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, the Ryukyus), Vietnam, Indonesia and Taiwan.

Elophila nigralbalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Elophila
Species:
E. nigralbalis
Binomial name
Elophila nigralbalis
(Caradja, 1925)
Synonyms
  • Nymphula diffualis nigralbalis Caradja, 1925

The length of the forewings is 4.8-5.7 mm for males and 6.3-7.3 mm for females. The ground colour of the wings is fuscous.

The larvae feed on Azolla species and Marsilea quadrifolia. Young larvae cut the leaves of their host plant and form a case. They feed on the leaf surface. Full-grown larvae reach a length of 11–15 mm.[2]

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Yoshiyasu, Y. 1985: A systematic study of the Nymphulinae and the Musotiminae of Japan (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Scientific Reports of the Kyoto Prefectural University Agriculture, Kyoto 37: 1–162.


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