Elophila manilensis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Crambidae
- Genus
- Elophila
- Species
- Elophila manilensis
- Scientific Name
- Elophila manilensis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Elophila manilensis
Elophila manilensis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1917. It is native to eastern Asia, where it has been recorded from China and the Philippines. It is a naturalised species in aquatic nurseries in Great Britain.
The wingspan is 11–14 mm for males and 16–22 mm for females.
The larvae feed on various aquatic plants. They live entirely underwater.
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Elophila acornutus
- Elophila africalis
- Elophila aristodora
- Elophila atlantica
- Elophila bourgognei
- Elophila brunnildalis
- Elophila daemonalis
- Elophila difflualis
- Elophila drumalis
- Elophila ealensis
- Elophila ekthlipsis
- Elophila faulalis
- Elophila feili
- Elophila fengwhanalis
- Elophila fluvialis
- Elophila gyralis
- Elophila icciusalis
- Elophila interruptalis
- Elophila manilensis
- Elophila maralis
- Elophila melagynalis
- Elophila minima
- Elophila minimalis
- Elophila miurai
- Elophila nebulosalis
- Elophila nigralbalis
- Elophila nigrolinealis
- Elophila nuda
- Elophila nymphaeata
- Elophila obliteralis
- Elophila occidentalis
- Elophila orientalis
- Elophila radiospinula
- Elophila responsalis
- Elophila rivulalis
- Elophila roesleri
- Elophila scitalis
- Elophila separatalis
- Elophila sinicalis
- Elophila tinealis
- Elophila turbata
- Elophola scitalis