''Elophila gyralis'', the waterlily borer moth, is a
moth in the family
Crambidae. It was described by
George Duryea Hulst in 1886. 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
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
,
North Carolina,
Nova Scotia,
Ohio,
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
,
Ontario,
Pennsylvania,
Quebec,
South Carolina,
Tennessee,
Texas and
Wisconsin.
The
wingspan is 16–30 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing year round in the southern part of the range.
Subspecies
*''Elophila gyralis gyralis''
*''Elophila gyralis serralinealis''
(Barnes & Benjamin, 1924)
References
Acentropinae
Moths described in 1886
Moths of North America
Aquatic insects
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