Elophila nymphaeata

Elophila nymphaeata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Elophila
Species: E. nymphaeata
Binomial name
Elophila nymphaeata
(Linnaeus, 1758)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Geometra) nymphaeata Linnaeus, 1758
  • Nymphula nymphaeata auralis Osthelder, 1935
  • Elophila interruptalis ezoensis Yoshiyasu, 1985
  • Nymphula nymphaeata hederalis Amsel, 1935
  • Hydrocampa algiralis Guenée, 1849
  • Hydrocampa nigra Foucart, 1876
  • Hydrocampa obscuralis Selys-Longchamps, 1845
  • Hydrocampa nymphaealis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Nymphula latifaseata Rothschild, 1921
  • Nymphula latifasciata Klima, 1937
  • Nymphula nymphaeata f. reducta Lattin, 1958
  • Nymphula sordidior Rothschild, 1921
  • Nymphula umbrata Meder, 1934
  • Phalaena (Geometra) potamogata Linnaeus, 1758
  • Hydrocampa potamogetalis Reutti, 1898
  • Hydrocampa potamogalis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Phalaena nympheata Hufnagel, 1767
  • Phalaena rivulata Scopoli, 1763
  • Elophila nymphaeata silarigla (Speidel, 1984)

The Brown China Mark (Elophila nymphaeata) is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe. The moth is notable as its larva, like most members of the crambid subfamily Acentropinae, is aquatic and has tracheal gills.

Caterpillar

The wingspan is 16–20 mm. The moth flies from May to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Potamogeton, Nymphaeaceae and Nuphar lutea.

Subspecies

References

  1. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
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