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Elophila sinicalis

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Elophila sinicalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Elophila
Species:
E. sinicalis
Binomial name
Elophila sinicalis
(Hampson, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Nymphula sinicalis Hampson, 1897

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

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ 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].