Elophila
Encyclopedia
Elophila is a genus
of moth
s of the Crambidae
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Crambidae
Crambidae
The Crambidae are the grass moth family of Lepidoptera . They are quite variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae taking up closely folded postures on grass-stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies include brightly coloured and patterned insects which rest in...
family.
Species
- Elophila africalis (Hampson, 1906)
- Elophila aristodora (Turner, 1908)
- Elophila atlantica (Munroe, 1972)
- Elophila bourgognei Leraut, 2001
- Elophila difflualis (Snellen, 1880)
- Elophila ealensis (Ghesquière, 1942)
- Elophila ekthlipsis (Grote, 1876)
- Elophila faulalis (Walker, 1859)
- Elophila feili Speidel, 2002
- Elophila fengwhanalis (Pryer, 1877)
- Elophila fulvalis (Hampson, 1899)
- Elophila gurgitalis (Lederer, 1863)
- Elophila gyralis (Hulst, 1886)
- Elophila icciusalis (Walker, 1859)
- Elophila interruptalis (Pryer, 1877)
- Elophila manilensis (Hampson, 1917)
- Elophila maralis (Schaus, 1920)
- Elophila melagynalis (D. J. L. Agassiz, 1978)
- Elophila melanolepis (Hampson, 1919)
- Elophila minimalis (Saalmüller, 1880)
- Elophila nebulosalis (Fernald, 1887)
- Elophila nigralbalis (Caradja, 1925)
- Elophila nigrolinealis (Pryer, 1877)
- Elophila nymphaeataElophila nymphaeataThe Brown China Mark 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....
– Brown China-Mark Linnaeus, 1758 - Elophila obliteralis (Walker, 1859)
- Elophila occidentalis (Lange, 1956)
- Elophila orientalis (Filipjev, 1933)
- Elophila palliolatalis (Swinhoe, 1890)
- Elophila responsalis (Walker, 1866)
- Elophila rivulalis Duponchel, 1834
- Elophila roesleri Speidel, 1984
- Elophila rosetta (Meyrick, 1938)
- Elophila separatalis (Leech, 1889)
- Elophila serralinealis (Barnes & Benjamin, 1924)
- Elophila sinicalis (Hampson, 1897)
- Elophila tenebralis (Lower, 1902)
- Elophila tinealis (Munroe, 1972)
- Elophila turbata (Butler, 1881)