Elophila sinicalis
Appearance
Elophila sinicalis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Elophila |
Species: | E. sinicalis
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Binomial name | |
Elophila sinicalis (Hampson, 1897)
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Elophila sinicalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1897.[1] It is found in Japan on Honshu, Kyushu and the Gotō Islands, in China and Korea.
The length of the forewings is 7.3–8.3 mm for males and 7.5–8.7 mm for females.
Full-grown larvae reach a length of 12–16 mm.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ 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. Abstract and full article: [1].